The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds ...

Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the offensive. Their new target is whale sharks, the world's largest fish species. According to CNN, a new study — published in the ...

Kelsey Williamson provided photos from the encounters ... With a disproportionally small brain for its body mass, the whale shark's size is its main advantage. But young whale sharks aren't ...

While an orca versus whale shark matchup may seem like an epic battle, the orcas make easy work of the gentle giants. “The whale shark has the smallest brain compared to body mass. The brain is ...

Kelsey Williamson The study's scientists observed four separate hunting encounters in which the orca pod encountered and attacked a whale shark. Kelsey Williamson provided photos from the ...

To identify the individual orcas involved in the whale shark hunt, the team of researchers “captured and analyzed photographs of the dorsal fin and other distinctive features such as scars and ...

In the attacks, caught on video between 2018 and 2024, the orcas killed young whale sharks that gathered in the Gulf of California to feed.

HUNTING AS A GROUP, THEY FIRST PLOW INTO THE WHALE SHARK AT HIGH SPEED. THEN THEY FLIP IT SO IT’S BELLY UP AND UNABLE TO DIVE DOWN AND ESCAPE. AND THEN THEY KILL IT. THE STUDY AUTHORS CA An orca ...

A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack. Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory ...