Unique images shows orcas hunting, killing 18-meter-long giant whale shark using vicious technique
This event is part of a series of documented encounters between orcas and whale sharks in the southern Gulf of California. Between 2018 and recent years, researchers have recorded
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 of fish on Earth. This graphic footage proves that whale sharks are a regular part of some orcas’ diets, and solves the mystery of how they are able to kill the massive fish.
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 after the ventral side of young whale sharks–that help them prey on these enormous fish. Orcas may have learned to do the same thing in other parts of the world, but evidence is limited, according to the team.
Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows
Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile giants of the sea.
Unique killer whale pod may have acquired special skills to hunt whale sharks
Killer whales can feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked up new skills that help them hunt whale sharks—the world's largest fish, growing up to 18 meters long.
Killer whales hunt and feast on the largest fish on Earth
Off the coast of Mexico, an orca pod led by 50-year-old Moctezuma brutally goes after whale sharks (which aren't whales, by the way). Scientists are fascinated.
Killer Whales Caught Harvesting Organs From Largest Fish in the Sea
Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.
Belly butchers: Killer whales master new trick to hunt world’s largest fish
A new technique from an elite marine predator has emerged that challenges the dominance of the mighty whale sharks in the ocean.
Injured whale found in Hong Kong waters dies despite government rescue efforts
Authorities say whale was in ‘extremely weak condition’, pledge to conduct necropsy to determine cause of death.
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