Killer whale hunts and eats great white shark | BBC News
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Published 2024-03-02
Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory skills of killer whales.
Two orcas in particular off South Africa's coast have been observed before working together to hunt and kill sharks, including great whites.
Dr Alison Towner, a marine biologist from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, led the study.
"This caught us off guard," said shark biologist Dr Towner.
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Still photography credits:
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All Comments (21)
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When you're a shark and YOU start hearing the Jaws theme.
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"Every shark has a plan till they encounter a orca" - Tyson The Orca
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"Why would the orca eat the liver," Orca- "tastes like chicken ."
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"Why would the orca eat the liver?" ORCA : "why would you eat ice cream?"
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This is why you don’t lock an Apex Predator in Sea World
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Orca was like I want a Shark Sandwich today tired of the Seal Sub and Turtle Soup.
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The irony of humans worrying that Orcas are disrupting the food chain is not lost on me......
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Great White : I am the face of terror in these waters. Orca : I am vengeance.
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Orcas are the Apex predeator
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Can't actually believe this.. blown away.. how can one man's head be so shiny?
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Easily digestible and easy access? No, it’s the most nutrient dense part of the shark. That’s makes it even scarier that these Orcas know this fact.
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Why is the scientist talking like Orcas just learned that sharks are just another meal. The nickname is Killer Whale for a reason.
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The Orca had this to say: "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti".
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Not sure how it will affect the ecology of the sea but both sharks and Orcas have been around for millions of years so I doubt this is a rare event. It's not as though a killer whale decided " today, I'll mostly be eating Great White Shark liver".
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I think your average plumber knows more about orcas than these BBC employees.
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beach goers: orca has freed us orca: oh i wouldnt say free, more like "under new management"
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It's not called Killer for no reason
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Are you sure its an orca, and not a very large penguin ?
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"There's always a bigger fish" - Qui Gon Jinn
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The liver is targeted for protein, vitamins and nutrients...not because it is accessable 😂
