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Unlikely friends - do killer whales and dolphins hunt together?

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Dolphins and killer whales might seem like an unlikely team, but scientists have captured rare footage of them hunting and foraging together.

A team studied the mammals using drones and camera tags near the coast in British Columbia, Canada.

The study found that on 25 occasions the killer whales, also known as Orcas, changed their direction to follow dolphins when they dived.

The cameras then showed the Pacific white-sided dolphins scooping up the leftovers from the Orcas' prey. A dream team!

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Orcas are actually the largest species of the dolphin family

The findings, published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together, according to researchers.

However they don't just share food with each other.

The team believe they've also found evidence that orcas and dolphins eavesdrop on each other, listening to each other's clicks to help find their food.

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