Orca Knocks Stingray Out Cold With Its Tail - for 'Play' | Nat Geo Wild

Rare video of orcas filmed in Mexico shows them toying with a stingray that eventually died, but was not eaten. ➡ Subscribe: https://on.natgeo.com/41A7tf0 About National Geographic Animals: National Geographic Animals brings you closer to the wild than ever before. Take a journey through the animal kingdom to discover fierce predators, surprising behaviors, adorable babies, and more through our fascinating wildlife documentaries, series, and specials. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: https://nationalgeographic.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/natgeo Facebook: https://facebook.com/natgeo Threads: https://threads.com/@natgeo X: https://x.com/NatGeo LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-geographic TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@natgeo Reddit: https://reddit.com/user/nationalgeographic Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/natgeo A pod of orcas, or killer whales, circles a stingray in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Such a close encounter with orcas in Baja California is rare.Diver and filmmaker Jorge Cervera Hauser, and this stingray, are in for a surprise.An orca uses a powerful tail swat to stun the stingray. Sometimes orcas swat for “play,” and sometimes they eat the stunned or dead animal. Although orcas do eat stingrays, Hauser believes these orcas were “showing off.” They slapped and circled it for more than an hour, before letting it sink to the seafloor, uneaten. Even though he too could have been tail-slapped, Hauser says, “it was the most amazing underwater experience I've had in my life.” Read more in "Orcas Slap, Kill, But Don't Eat Their Prey" https://bit.ly/2LH85ZV Learn more about orca: https://on.natgeo.com/2LYPklD Orca Knocks Stingray Out Cold With Its Tail - for 'Play' | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/tYk_B1SVaiA Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild