I wish Sea World would read this before using killer whales for people's amusement.

[RandySF]

Personal Note What part of APEX PREDATOR does Sea World not get?


“If someone sees one, everyone tends to know about it,” said Chad Nordstrom, a research biologist with the Aquarium.

The pod, which consists of two adults and two juveniles, belongs to B.C.’s transient population. Transients prey on marine mammals, and the group was likely feasting in Burrard Inlet when they were spotted, Nordstrom said.

“They regularly spend a lot of time right close to shore in coastal areas, and our best guess is that they’re hunting harbour seals,” he said.

Transient orcas, sometimes called Bigg’s killer whales, also feed on seals, dolphins, porpoises, and sea lions. Amazing footage captured in Alaska last year showed a pod hunting a sea lion and tossing it metres into the air.

“These are the whales you would see with some of those more acrobatic-type behaviours when chasing prey,” Nordstrom said.



http://bc.ctvnews.ca/orca-pod-spotted-hunting-prey-just-off-stanley-park-1.2277855