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Mystery as orca swallows six sea otters whole

Por: Newsweek World October 03, 2023

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An orca has been found dead with a very strange meal inside its stomach: Six whole sea otters, fully intact, with a seventh stuck in its throat.The orca's carcass was found off the coast of the Russian Commander Islands in the Bering Sea in 2020. Investigating scientists then discovered the sea otters, weighing a combined 258 pounds, a new study in the journal Aquatic Mammals revealed.The orca's stomach was also found to contain 256... + full article



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