Orcas were spotted hunting dolphins off the coast of San Diego, in a graphic new drone video.
This behavior is normal, especially since this pod of killer whales specializes in eating dolphins.
Killer whales eat a meat-based diet, but the prey they choose depends on what part of the world they live in.
So, for the orcas that cruise the area, eating dolphins is about a combination of opportunity and interest, Marino explained.
The orcas are playing and teaching their youngA female killer whale and her newborn calf in Grays Harbor near Westport, Washington.
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