A new study published in Frontiers in Ethology details an unprecedented orca behavior where individuals ram dead sunfish, causing the carcasses to explode into fragments. This 'hold-and-ram' strategy, first observed in 2021, is believed to help juvenile orcas access nutritious tissue and may also serve as a form of social learning and play. The discovery was made possible through collaboration between scientists, eco-tourism operators, and citizen scientists using drones and underwater cameras in the Gulf of California. AI
RANK_REASON New scientific finding about animal behavior published in a peer-reviewed journal. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]
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