Male orca kills baby killer whale in B.C. waters to mate with mom, scientists believe

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Video captured in the Johnstone Strait marks the first time that an orca infanticide has been captured by scientists. Researchers believe it happened because an orca was trying to mate with a baby’s mother.

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