Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish
2024年11月29日 · Several of the killer whales were observed with whale shark carrion in their mouths during an attack on May 26. It’s possible the Gulf of California orcas may form a new ecotype that...
Scientists finally know the clever tricks orca use to hunt whale sharks
2024年11月28日 · 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...
Orca takes down a great white shark on camera - YouTube
Images show a 60-year-old grandmother killer whale named Sophia battling with the shark in what scientists believe is the first time a single orca was captur...
Hunting the world’s largest fish is no problem for killer whales : NPR
2024年12月11日 · Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of California are hunting whale sharks using a highly specialized set of strategies to attack them. Generally, whale sharks have few predators to worry about, being...
Single Orca Spotted Killing a Great White Shark for the First Time …
2024年3月4日 · Scientists have observed a lone orca killing a great white shark for the first time. Spotted in Mossel Bay, South Africa, the whale tore off the shark’s left pectoral fin, killing the animal...
Killer whale v shark: Solo orca eats great white - BBC News
2024年3月2日 · 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...
Watch: How Killer Whales Hunt the Largest Fish in the Sea
2024年12月14日 · The adult male killer whale Moctezuma and five other killer whales (two adult females, two juveniles, one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters. The whale shark was observed to be weakly swimming at the surface. Credit: Guillermo Aceves Salazar. Understanding How Orcas Hunt. Collecting the data the ...
Orcas observed preying on massive whale sharks
2024年11月29日 · “We show how orcas displayed a collaboratively hunting technique on whale sharks, characterized by focusing on attacking the pelvic area causing the whale shark to bleed out and allow orcas...
A Lone Orca Killed a Great White Shark in First Attack of Its Kind …
2024年3月1日 · For the first time, scientists make detailed observations of a single killer whale killing a great white shark and then eating its liver. A killer whale breaches the sea surface....
An Orca Pod Off Mexico Has Learned to Kill Enormous Whale Sharks …
2024年11月29日 · Scientists have discovered orcas that have learned to hunt whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish in the world. Marine biologists documented the never-before-confirmed behavior among...