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Gulf Orcas Smash Sunfish, Exploding Into Thousands Pieces

7/23/2026

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Orcas in the Gulf of California rammed dead sunfish so hard they exploded into thousands of pieces, first recorded in July 2024.
A tourism operator filmed a similar September 2025 incident, where a female presented a dead sunfish while a male shattered it.
Researchers observed juveniles feeding on the fragments and suggested the behavior may aid young orcas or simply be play.

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Orcas in the Gulf of California rammed dead sunfish so hard they exploded into thousands of pieces, first recorded in July 2024.
A tourism operator filmed a similar September 2025 incident, where a female presented a dead sunfish while a male shattered it.
Researchers observed juveniles feeding on the fragments and suggested the behavior may aid young orcas or simply be play.