Let not the majesty of orcas deceive you: they are intelligent, strategic, and relentless predators in the oceans. Research published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Ethology has recorded and documented for the first time a behavior never before seen in these cetaceans in the Gulf of California, Mexico. As can be seen in the images, the orcas coordinate to hold and ram a prey, throwing it into the air.

That orcas and other marine animals need to scratch is nothing new. It has been known for years that several species of orcas do what is known as kelp: Scrubbing seaweed with your head, fins, and body to remove parasites and keep your skin healthy.allokelping.