An eight ton Orca chases his dinner (dolphin)

[Ichingcarpenter]

Look out, he's behind you! Eight-ton orca leaps 15ft into the air to finally capture dolphin he wanted for dinner after two-hour chase
The dolphin was originally part of a small group swimming off the Mexican coast
But the others managed to get away - leaving it at the mercy of a whole pod of whales


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2377154/Eight-ton-orca-leaps-15ft-air-finally-capture-dolphin-hour-chase.html#ixzz31gf1XmW4
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[liberal N proud]

1. Awesome photos

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. The photo series is awesome

I've seen them up close on a boat in the Puget Sound but they were only going after salmon.

[A Little Weird]

2. Wow

It's hard to imagine an 8 ton animal jumping that high. I would have been scared if I were in the boat where the photographer was taking pics. Poor dolphin.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. They live a hundred years in the wild

and 20 years at sea world.

Recently Spotted 103-Year-Old Orca Is Bad News For SeaWorld -- Here's Why


https://www.thedodo.com/recently-spotted-103-year-old--547381307.html

[indie9197]

18. Interesting link, I had no idea they lived that long

I have wondered why orcas prey on equally? intelligent dolphins and whales. It seems like they should have a brotherhood of sorts- but I guess not.

[Enthusiast]

3. They're not called Killer Whales for nothing.

[Larkspur]

6. Oh no! Namu eats Flipper!

I love dolphins and orcas. The pictures and story from this article are incredible, but I do feel sorry for the dolphin.
The chase reminds me of cats chasing and "playing" with their prey before they kill and eat it.

I wonder if this orca's pod has a culture of eating dolphins.
Scientists have found orca cultures that eat sharks and some that only eat fish.

[cpwm17]

7. That's what I hear

different Orca pods eat different types of prey. One of the two Orca pods that I've seen in my life targeted sea mammals, including Gray Whales. The boat I was on near Monterey, CA observed it attacking a Gray Whale calf and its mother. They were after the calf while the mother was trying to protect it. It took hour but they did kill the calf.

It was very cruel. Nature is extremely imperfect.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

17. It's cruel from

Our perspective. Orca has to eat too........

[AnneD]

11. Dolphins have been documented....

pummeling Orcas to death with their noses. I think they all eat what is easiest to catch and most plentiful .

[alfredo]

20. Predators don't like getting injured by their food, so maybe they wanted to weaken it

to lessen the chance of being injured when they go in for the kill.

[progressoid]

8. Fantastic!

[Blue Owl]

9. Death from above!

[trusty elf]

10. remarkable photos!

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[Nihil]

14. Oh well played!

(And an indirect kick for the OP - thanks!)

[tclambert]

12. Great, that's all we need--flying killer whales.

What next? Man-eating starlings?

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. Orca flips over Great White Shark, immobilizes it then eats its liver

Apparently, the incident was filmed off the Farallon Islands, situated off the coast of San Francisco California, in October 1997. The orca flips the great white shark upside down, and uses the sharks tonic immobility for his kill. He holds the great white under until it drowns. Remarkably intelligent, isn’t it?! The female killed a 3-4 m Great White Shark. The cruel part is they only eat the shark’s liver and allow the rest of the carcass to sink.

http://worldtourwhilediving.com/2012/01/13/orca-flips-over-great-white-shark-dinner-is-served-for-willys-family/

[indie9197]

19. I was amazed when I first saw that video

Apparently it has been documented that Great Whites usually disappear when a pod of orcas is in the area. As an experiment it would be interesting to see if playing back recordings of orca communication would be a Great White shark deterrent

[Auggie]

15. Pfft … no different than a CEO chasing down a worker's benefits

[KansDem]

16. Hey, you! Yeah, I'm talking to you!

Pick on someone your own size!