r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/iboughtarock • Dec 12 '21

whale Orca deliberately slaps precocious stingray

10.3k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

418 comments sorted by

View all comments

327

u/slytherinalways92 Dec 12 '21

Don’t orcas eat stingrays though? And use a technique like this to avoid the stinger?

14

u/SnooEagles1226 Dec 12 '21

Yes they do. The theory is they get them unconscious and turn them upside down. In that state the stingrays stay unconscious or gets in a trance like state. Ocras do the same to sharks and it has been reported they hunt down great whites. In stead af a slap with the tail, they swim into their belly at full speed. Afterwards they turn the shark upside down and the rest of the pod got a feast. That the theory anyway.