Hank Green did a video about Sunfish and apparently they are mostly collagen which is not very nutritious so most things don’t bother eating or hunting them so it’s quite possible the orcas just do it for fun. I think the article speculates that breaking the Sunfish into small pieces might help young orcas to eat it more easily though so it’s a bit unknown I think
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DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Just to fuck with you all a little. What if they are doing it because its fun to watch it explode?
Squibbles@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
I wouldn’t put it past them
starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Probably. Orcas can behave in quote a human manner sometimes.
Zerush@lemmy.ml 14 hours ago
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s the reason. Dolphins also pick on fish just because it entertains them.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Maybe. There was a orca calf that fed on the exploded bits, while the adults left the small parts for it and only ate the bigger parts.
They made baby food.
spinne@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
The orca who came up with this was a genius.