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Orcas are “exploding” fish for fun — scientists have recorded unusual behavior among the “killer whales” The animals accelerate to incredible speeds and ram ocean sunfish with such force that the fish literally burst apart and scatter into pieces. Biologists believe there are several possible explanations: it could be... show more

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Kęstutis IF3 months ago

That diver sounded excatly like

Dom 🇺🇸3 months ago

DAMN! Also nasty, sunfish tastes like shit. 😝

ʍǟӼ ɦɛǟɖʀօօʍ3 months ago

Orcas are assholes. They also throw seals around for fun and kill them for sport.

Khrystyna Voytovych3 months ago

This looks very intense. Have orcas been eating dolphins for food or for fun? I must say, since dolphins have had instances of dragging people further into oceans to rape them, this is a pretty fabulous revenge. Nature takes care of everything.

degendrew 👼3 months ago

Rename them to humanfish 🙄 same shit same behavior

Moonian3 months ago

Now you know where the orcs' "human safari" were "referenced" from!

Qix3 months ago

Just wait until they find out they can do it to humans, too...

Robert Sergen3 months ago

Orcas have been acting strange for a while. Ramming boats and eating shark livers. Dangerous creature!

Dysputant3 months ago

Isn't sunfish like mostly tasteless stuff. While meat and organs sit deep inside?

Kadu3 months ago

Orca não é baleia e nem peixe!

SOLOMON3 months ago

Nature never stops surprising us. Whether it's hunting, teaching younger orcas, or play behavior, it's a fascinating reminder of just how intelligent and powerful these animals are. 🐋

rugger3 months ago

diver next lol

Mike3 months ago

Probably both

𝕆𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕒 𝒫𝑜𝓅𝓅𝓎 w͎e͎a͎r͎e͎c͎h͎a͎r͎l͎i͎e͎3 months ago

Fish smoothie 🐟🍹

Tomasz Opalinski3 months ago

Oh, Orcas. Since I associate you with news on Ukraine, I initially thought you meant „orcs” = Russian soldiers.

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