Resolved Question: why do some killer whales (orca) hunt sea lions whilst some others only eat fish ?

19 January 2012, 4:21 pm

hey, i was watching BBC's frozen planet earlier and it was following this pod of killer whales in the Artic. Now they whales were swimming close to these seals on a ice float and the seals where getting nervous. But then david attenborough said that the seals where worrying over nothing because those killer whales only ate fish. Now ive seen other documentaries when killer whales hunt fully mature grey whales or some killer whales do that hunting technique of coming almost fully out the water and being on the beach to catch sea lions. So my questions is, why do some killer whales only eat fish when they have cousins that hunt a whole range of animals ?... Read More »

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