Over time, that name morphed into "killer whales." Scientists don't know whether orcas kill for fun. The marine mammals do some things, like killing and tossing dead porpoises in the air ...
Although the more docile Weddell seals are favoured prey, the female killer whale we watch now, known as Marge, and her calf Tickle, have begun spy-hopping a sharp-toothed leopard seal.
A video posted by Aquatic Mammals depicts the orcas eating the prey. “I was definitely surprised by how close the killer whales were to the anglers,” Ochoa told McClatchy News. But ...