Source: Slater Moore Photography.
Wildlife photographer Slater Moore posted this amazing encounter, which sees a pod of orca feeding on a sevengill shark, on his Facebook page.
This awe-inspiring footage shows a shark being eaten alive by a group of killer whales which then passes it to two calves.
The sevengill shark can be seen squirming in the orca's mouth before going still during the encounter in Monterey Bay, California.
The three killer whales were part ofa larger group made up of 25 individuals who soon swarmed on the carcass.
The crystal clear footage was captured by wildlife photographer Slater Moore using a drone while he was giving a tour with Monterey Bay Whale Watch. The footage was then posted on Facebook.
The whales are seen capturing the adult shark which writhes in pain as it tries to escape. The gang wear the shark down and take opportunistic bites at its fins, flipping the shark on to its back in the process.
The whales then try and drown the shark by dragging it deep beneath the waves to prevent it from swimming.
'It is very likely that some of these whales have only been sighted a few times or haven't been identified at all.' The company wrote in the video's comment section on their Facebook page, 'we may go five years between sightings.'