Do Orcas Eat Dolphins?

Looking at all populations, orcas are generalist eaters, consuming fish, seals and sea lions, dolphins and porpoises, sharks and rays, large whales, cephalopods (octopods and squids), seabirds and more.

Do orcas kill dolphins?

But to many ocean dwellers, orcas are killers indeed. The apex predators hunt in packs, and feed on dolphins, seals, walruses and fish. They have been known to hunt down and kill minke whales, grey whales, sperm whales and even blue whales.

Do orcas and dolphins get along?

Barrett-Lennard said while it might be unexpected to see dolphins hanging out with orcas, it's not at all unusual to see dolphins hanging out with other dolphin and whale species. "They're not xenophobic … they're attracted to other species in general, and this is an extreme case of that."