She watched as an orca held a sunfish by the tail while another orca swam toward the enormous fish and pummeled into it so fast that it smashed into smithereens. The impact was so violent that a sickening crunch echoed through the water.

Orcas will also work together to herd schools of fish into a “bait ball” then strike the group with their tails to stun them, and will block the blowholes of smaller whales to suffocate them. Experts have suggested that the ramming may also be a way for the orca to access the bacterial content of the sunfish skin.

An iconic marine predator has been caught on camera demonstrating a curious way to play with their prey. Scientists have captured orcas, fittingly known as killer whales, engaging in some macabre behavior.

Orcas spotted ramming into giant fish carcasses and watching them explode for fun - Behaviour may also be strategy to portion food for juveniles, researchers say

Despite the bloody picture painted in the movie Jaws, the real king of the ocean is not the great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ). It’s the orca whale ( Orcinus orca ). These skilled hunters stalk their prey in a variety of ways, from hydroplaning onto the sand to grab seals to corralling fish into big bait balls for a snack.