



Read, "Orcas Feast on Whale in Shocking Raw Video."



July 6, 2017 - Drone footage captured a group of orcas attacking a minke whale off the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The orcas chased their prey until it was fatigued and drowned. Then they consumed almost the entire whale, leaving only a dorsal fin behind. Orcas are apex predators that feed on both fish and other marine mammals. Scientists who observed the hunt said it was rare to see orcas take down a whale so close.

Drone footage captured a group of orcas attacking a minke whale off the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.



The orcas chased their prey until it was fatigued and drowned.



They fed on the whale, going for the tastiest bit, the tongue, first, and leaving only a dorsal fin behind.



Orcas are apex predators that feed on both fish and other marine mammals.



Scientists who observed the hunt said it was rare to see orcas take down a whale so close.

