Killer whales teach their cubs to hunt off the coast of Antarctica (1 photo + 1 video)

Marine biologists managed to film how killer whales teach their young to hunt, demonstrating their ability to push a seal off an ice floe.



In the video, the killer whales first circle around a tiny ice floe for a long time, on which the seal is lying. Then they knock over a place that is safe for their prey, but allow the seal to climb back up without causing injury.

Then the adult female demonstrates how to remove the seal from the ice floe by its hind flippers, so as not to get hurt by its teeth, and allows the victim to end up on the ice again. All this so that the young can practice the hunting technique one by one.

Killer whales are highly intelligent apex predators. They are social, live in family groups, and hunt in packs. They are among the few species known to actively teach their young and each other skills.