Drone footage and camera tags captured what may be the first footage of orcas and dolphins working together to hunt salmon. The dolphins appear to act as scouts on deep dives, while killer whales make the kill — sometimes sharing the catch, other times leaving only scraps behind. Scientists call this cooperative foraging: a rare but powerful strategy where different species coordinate to hunt more effectively.
🎥 A. Trites/Univ. of British Columbia; S. Fortune/Dalhousie Univ.; K. Holmes/Hakai Institute; X. Cheng/Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
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