A seal has been captured on drone footage using mussel farm lines to try to escape an orca hunt. The amazing chase, filmed by drone pilot Nick McCaffrey, happened at Grunna Voe, off Shetland.
A pod of orcas off the coast ... who observed them hunting in groups and preying on larger whale species. They have been known to feed on everything from fish, seals and sea lions to octopuses ...
A killer whale has been captured on camera flipping a seal into the air while hunting off Shetland. The still orca image was taken by Billy Arthur, of Dunnrossness, at Levenwick while Ruth Morris ...
But while playing catch with a dead porpoise could be a form of play, it could also be hunting ... a seal. Although wild killer whales do not intentionally harm people, they have attacked boats.
In fact, watching their remarkable hunting techniques ... expected pack ice on which seals haul out. The boat is rocked by storms and bad weather. Two killer whales surface alongside the filming ...
In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming together to create powerful waves, they can wash seals off pieces of floating ice. Follow a team of scientists and ...