A population of Antarctic killer whales known as B1 uses an extraordinary strategy to hunt seals resting on ice. Working as a team, the whales create a powerful breaking wave to wash their target into the water. However, when the piece of ice is too big to wave wash, they create a subsurface shock wave instead, which shatters the ice into small pieces. After this pod had successfully pushed this Weddell seal into the water, a pair of humpback whales arrived to disrupt the hunt. No one knows exac

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An orca's step-by-step guide to hunting 🍽 In the hunt for food, these killer whales (Orcinus orca) use incredible team tactics to take a seal that's protected by ice, to one that's very vulnerable. #FrozenPlanet2 | BBC Earth

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320K views · 4.3K reactions | Seal colonies prefer to seek refuge on the shorelines. Orcas have developed a remarkable hunting strategy: beaching themselves temporarily in order to snatch their prey. Some killer whales have also been shown teaching their young how to master the skill. | Real Wild | Facebook