A Whale that Eats Dolphins, Whales and Rays in the Mexican Pacific Would Be a New Discovery for Science
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Dolphins, whale sharks, rays and turtles are part of their menu.Mexican scientists have already identified the entry An orca that eats everything travels the Pacific from Mexico to Peru and could be a new type for science was first published in Research and Development.
Researchers analyze an orca observed in the Mexican Pacific due to an undocumented eating behavior: the specimen has been recorded hunting and consuming dolphins, whales and rays, characteristics that could provide information about a possible population or ecotype until now not recognized by science. Find out more...
Instead of specializing in a single species, this group of orcas eat large fish, dolphins, whales, rays, sea turtles and prey as important as the whale shark. These animals have key differences from the other types of orcas already described: the posterior spot of the dorsal fin is very tenuous and the characteristic eye patch has the form of a hook. Dr. Christian Daniel Ortega Ortiz and marine science students from the University of Colima had …
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