Killer Whales Brutally Attack Each Other Leaving Guests Horrified, Wild Video Goes Viral

Turns out even orcas, or killer whales, have to watch out for attacks from one of their own when they are going for a swim.

A gruesome video is going viral showing two uncontrollable orcas attacking each other at SeaWorld aquatic park in San Diego, US. The video was captured by a visit and has since been widely circulated on social media.

Killer whales attack each other at SeaWorld

Predatory animals usually go at each other aggressively and orcas are a part of the list. Seeing the creatures of the ocean attacking each each other is the actual 'wild' side of nature.

PETA

In the clip, which was shared by shared on social media by the animal rights group PETA, two killer whales can be seen turning on each other.

At one point, a young child can be heard saying: "How is the orca still alive? I thought they help each other, not fight each other."

A witness told PETA that the an orca was being ganged up on by the others. "We all immediately saw blood soaking the water, which triggered my nine-year-old daughter to start crying," they told PETA.

"We would see bite marks and fresh wounds all over the side of the whale. Every couple seconds, two [or] more orcas would jump out of the water to [continue] attacking the hurt orca," they added.

PETA says it has now filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture about SeaWorld.

The organisation wants the USDA to investigate the park for Animal Welfare Act violations over housing incompatible animals together.

According to PETA, this is a practice the company has been warned against in the past.

¡°In two days, one orca has died and another has been attacked by other frustrated, closely confined orcas, resulting in a serious injury,¡± said PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman.

Two great white sharks attack each other

Earlier, a video of two great white sharks tearing giant chunks out of each other went viral on social media.

The impressive footage was part of a 2019 National Geographic documentary titled 'Cannibal Sharks'. However, it is believed to have been captured some years before that.

National Geographic

The incident reportedly took place in Australia¡¯s Gold Coast and professor Mark Meekan from the Australian Institute for Marine Science revealed that all species of sharks are cannibals.

"It's not just one rogue shark attacking other sharks or even one species of a shark attacking other sharks, it's lots of different sharks turning on each other," said Meekan.

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