How Orcas Hunt Dolphins
Clip: Season 40 Episode 9 | 3m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
The predator of all predators arrives at the feast.
Orcas swim thousands of miles to intercept the sardine run, but it's not the sardines they're after. They arrive to hunt dolphins, allowing sardines to swim away from their initial predators.
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How Orcas Hunt Dolphins
Clip: Season 40 Episode 9 | 3m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Orcas swim thousands of miles to intercept the sardine run, but it's not the sardines they're after. They arrive to hunt dolphins, allowing sardines to swim away from their initial predators.
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