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. Here Mel is patrolling in very shallow water

2006 Killer Named Orca Orcas Orcinus Patagonia Pinnipeds Sealion Sealions Threatening Toothed Whales Years

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