Mischievous whales use bird trap tips

A killer whale (orca) in the aquarium has surprised everyone with its intelligence and cunning when using a trick to catch birds.

Close up of killer whales hunt ingenious birds

A new video posted on The Online Fisherman shows a killer whale rising above the water, approaching the edge of the tank near the birds gathering and releasing a small fish from the mouth.

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Next, the whale patiently waits for the birds to "trap" and occasionally opens its mouth wide for the opportunity to come. After all, a greedy bird "bites" it and gets snatched into the mouth by whales.

Photos from the video, killer whales are using tricks to trap birds.

According to phys.org, scientists used the ratio of brain weight / body weight as a means of measuring the intelligence of animals. They found that the whale's brain is about 2.5 times the average , similar to the chimp's brain.

Although the killer whale is in captivity when the video is filmed and is therefore not considered a representative of the whole species, this smart and amazing action has also been recorded. in other individuals of the same species. In 2006, researchers in Ontario, Canada also observed a killer whale spitting fish on the water to lure birds.

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According to experts, it is noteworthy that there have not been any cases of killer whales killing in the wild, but some reports confirm that whale attacks have occurred and sometimes killing people in captivity.