cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/66607
Orcas are known to be smart and ruthless hunters. They’ve been observed hunting a variety of prey, with some species, such as whales, larger than themselves. They use a wide range of strategies to hunt and kill prey, but now, in the Gulf of California, researchers have observed one that hasn’t been described before.
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Never mind the orca behavior; I want to know why the fuck a sunfish shatters like that!
IIRC they’re basically giant bits of cartilege and jelly; like, the vast majority of their body is non-living tissue.