Orcas are called “killer whales” for a reason . These apex predators are adept pack hunters , using coordinated attacks and specialized techniques to take down their prey.

Scientists recently captured stunning drone footage of a pod of orcas in the Gulf of California killing juvenile great white sharks by flipping them upside down and feasting on their livers. Researchers described the attacks in a new study published Monday in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science .

The video is the work of the study’s lead author, marine biologist and wildlife underwater cinematographer Erick Higuera, and Marco Villegas. Higuera has been filming and studying orcas for more than a decade, but the first time he observed this particular shark-hunting behavior was in August 2020. At first, he cou

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