An Orca Pod Off Mexico Has Learned to Kill Enormous Whale Sharks
Marine biologists documented the never-before-confirmed behavior among orcas living in the Southern Gulf of California.
Scientists finally know the clever tricks orca use to hunt whale sharks
For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...
Orcas observed preying on massive whale sharks
The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...
Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish On Earth
Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and ...
How do orcas hunt whale sharks, the world's largest fish? New images show pod strategy
An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the ...
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Killer Whale Pod Members Team Together When Hunting Whale Sharks
The whale shark is brought shallower to the surface and one orca is biting near the pelvic area ... Orcas have also been recorded hunting great white sharks solo. The article documents what appears to ...
New Atlas5 天
Killer whale pod learns to hunt the world's largest sharks
Analyzing photos and footage in which they recognized specific orcas by their dorsal fins and scars, the team discovered that ...
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60 Year Orca Grandmother Named Sofia Kills Great White Shark in Rare Video Capture
In an astonishing display of marine might, a 60-year-old orca, affectionately known as Sophia, has been captured on camera taking down a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. This rare ...
Phys.org5 天
Unique killer whale pod may have acquired special skills to hunt whale sharks
It highlights what great predators they are," concludes Higuera Rivas. More information: Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt, kill and consume the largest fish on Earth, the whale shark (Rhincodon ...