The apex predators appear at the Bremer Canyon every summer to search for food and find a mate, but their migration patterns leave scientists baffled.
abc.net.au/news/hundreds-of-orcas-return-to-south-coast-hotspot/101897876Hundreds of orcas are now congregating at the Bremer Canyon off Western Australia's south coast to search for food and find a mate, but scientists still don't know where they come from.The marine creatures are on the hunt for foodThe apex predators make the journey every year between January and April to hunt for deep-diving whales and fish species like tuna and giant squid.
Ms Tucker said the black and white sea creatures, also known as killer whales, were so intelligent they had even worked out how to remove satellite tags. "They're basically, sort of like: 'Oh, what's that on your back? Let me get that off, and then there goes a $10,000 tag."
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