A pod of orcas was recorded hunting a humpback whale calf in the Sea of Cortés. The orcas dragged the struggling calf away from its mother, drowning it before it could breathe. This event, captured by drone photographer Carlos Guana, emphasizes the brutality of nature. Orcas, often led by a matriarch, attack by slamming into the calf until it becomes exhausted. Although attacks on humpbacks are relatively rare, scientists note that their frequency has increased as whale populations stabilize, particularly along migratory routes where calves are more vulnerable, allowing orcas to develop hunting behaviors.
Orcas surrounded the calf and took turns slamming into it, pummelling it and pinning it down, exhausting it until it could no longer fight back.
The orcas brought the dead calf back to the surface to show it to its mother before swimming away to feed, highlighting the brutal nature of survival.
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