Humpback Whales Are Disrupting Orca Hunts to Protect Other Animals, and No One Knows Why Scientists have observed a mysterious and remarkable behavior in the ocean: humpback whales repeatedly interfering with orca (killer whale) hunts, even when the prey is not a humpback. These massive whales place themselves between orcas and their targets—seals, dolphins, sea lions, and even other whale calves—risking injury to protect species they have no biological reason to defend. • Researchers have recor

202K views · 3.2K reactions | An orca's step-by-step guide to hunting  In the hunt for food, these killer whales (Orcinus orca) use incredible team tactics to take a seal that's protected by ice, to one that's very vulnerable. #FrozenPlanet2 | BBC Earth | Facebook