Orcas continue to stun scientists with their cunning, flipping and slapping prey with their tails

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Orcas continue to stun scientists with their cunning, flipping and slapping prey with their tails

A dolphin soars through the air as it falls prey to a killer whale near Big Sur, California.Josh McInnes et al. Plos ONE, 2024 (CC-BY SA 4.0)A group of orcas off the coast of California has honed a brutal set of hunting skills.Trapping prey near an underwater canyon, they flip, drown, ram, and slap their targets to death. Killer whales are apex predators; their behavior can reshape ecosystems the fishing industry.There's no shortage of awe when …