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Orcas are so efficient as predators that they can afford to eat only the tastiest parts of what they kill. This shark, e.g., was missing its liver. I once saw a
by sonofhans 2y ago
Orcas are so efficient as predators that they can afford to eat only the tastiest parts of what they kill. This shark, e.g., was missing its liver. I once saw a documentary of them drowning a baby humpback whale only to eat its tongue. Seems like very few creatures can treat the world as a safe, playful buffet.
- kennethrc 2y ago> Visual inspection of the carcass revealed that the liver ... and reproductive organs were missing There's a joke in there somewhere
- PaulHoule 2y agoOrcas, like wolves and humans, are on a very short list of animals that can hunt cooperatively and take down much larger prey. Truly the apex predators of the sea, Orcas can take down anything.
- nicwolff 2y agoOrcas will line up and swim together in perfect synchrony and at the perfect depth to make a wave to wash a seal off an ice floe. https://youtu.be/K16lZU0agbg https://youtu.be/K16lZU0agbg