Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as MEL

Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as MEL, 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006) (Orcinus orca). hunting South American Sealion pups on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. Intentional stranding is a unique hunting strategy of the small population of Orcas in northern Patagonia.Sequence 3 of 3

2006 Attacking Beached Catching Chasing Killer Killing Named Orca Orcas Orcinus Patagonia Pinnipeds Sealion Sealions Sequence Stranded Toothed Whales Years

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