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Gallery: Killer whales toy with harbour porpoises

Natural born killers or misunderstood mamas? Scientists are grasping for answers to explain why southern resident killer whales — a group of fish eaters that prefer chinook salmon — have also been observed toying with harbour porpoises before leaving them dead, including two cases in the past month in Washington state and B.C.’s Strait of Georgia.

J-pod killer whale (J-31) throwing harbor porpoise in air.
J-pod killer whale (J-31) throwing harbor porpoise in air.
Photo Credit: Robin W. Baird, cascadiaresearch.org
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