Incredible Orca Hunt | Frozen Planet II | BBC Earth

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Summary by Krater

This documentary excerpt shows how killer whales in Antarctica hunt seals resting on ice floes by creating waves to wash them off or breaking the ice.

From the video

Answers: How do killer whales hunt seals on ice floes in Antarctica?

Killer whale hunting techniques
Seal predation in Antarctica
Subsurface wave creation by orcas
Coordinated pod hunting behavior

What it concludes

Killer whales use spy-hopping to search for ice floes carrying seals.
Orcas create subsurface waves to break ice floes and wash seals into the water.
Only about one hundred killer whales worldwide use this specialized hunting technique.

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