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that Orcas can take down Blue Whales. The first time humans documented orcas, or killer whales, successfully hunting and eating an endangered blue whale, the largest animal that s ever lived, was in March 2019, when a large pod attacked, suffocated, killed an adult Blue Whale, caught on photo.

May 25, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that Orcas can take down Blue Whales. The first time humans documented orcas, or killer whales, successfully hunting and eating an endangered blue whale, the largest animal that’s ever lived, was in March 2019, when a large pod attacked, suffocated, killed an adult Blue Whale, caught on photo.

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