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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now, with all these conclusive photos and videos, scientists can fully describe how the orcas take down the huge prey. Sequence of killer whale attack on whale shark on 26 May 2024. Two of the ...

Pictures and videos have revealed new ... The orcas would work together to hit the whale shark until it turned upside down. Image: A killer whale hits the ventral side of the whale shark.

Not even a whale shark, the biggest fish species on Earth. In a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science on November 28, scientists shared videos and photos showcasing the animals ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, Chinese engineers using space technology have created a 5-meter intelligent robotic whale shark. A significant contribution to evolving marine technology, the robot ...