One common feeding method is herding, where a pod squeezes a school of fish into a small volume, known as a bait ball. Individual members then take turns plowing through the ball, feeding on the stunned fish. Corralling is a method where dolphins chase fish into shallow water to catch them more easily. Orcas and bottlenose dolphins have also been known to drive their prey onto a beach to feed on it, a behaviour known as beach or strand feeding.Gregory K. Silber, Dagmar Fertl (1995) – Intentional beaching by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico. Some species also whack fish with their flukes, stunning them and sometimes knocking them out of the water.
One common feeding method is herding where a pod squeezes a school of fish into a small volume known as a bait ball Individual members then take turns plowing through the ball feeding on the stunned fish Corralling is a method where dolphins chase fish into shallow water to catch them more easily Orcas and bottlenose dolphins have also been known to drive their prey onto a beach to feed on it a behaviour known as beach or strand feedingGregory K Silber Dagmar Fertl (1995) – Intentional beaching by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Colorado River Delta Mexico Some species also whack fish with their flukes stunning them and sometimes knocking them out of the water