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Orcas Hunt and Kill World's Largest Fish, Whale Shark

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How do orcas hunt whale sharks, the world's largest fish? New images show pod strategy

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters (60 feet) in length — new research has revealed.

The Inertia on MSN · 21h

Orcas Are Now Hunting Whale Sharks For Their Livers

Orcas are endlessly fascinating creatures. Their antics have been the focus of the internet's interest in recent years. Now, they're hunting whale sharks.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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.

Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again

Vancouver Sun on MSN · 1h

Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s

The J-, K- and L-pods are down to just 73 orcas, according to the latest census completed in July by the Center for Whale Research, based in Friday Harbor, Washington. Two adult males were lost and a male calf that was born and counted in the census period subsequently died.

News Tribune on MSN · 22h

So hot right now: WA orcas are wearing dead salmon on their heads in latest fashion fad

West Coast killer whales were last spotted sporting expired salmon in the 1980s, according to Live Science. After a nearly 40-year hiatus, whale watchers and scientists witnessed the resurrected fad last month off Point No Point in Kitsap County and in South Puget Sound.

Why orcas wear dead salmon as 'hats' remains a mystery, scientists say

In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was first documented in 1987 when whales from three separate pods were seen wearing salmon on their heads,

Fox News on MSN49m

Orca pods have learned to hunt whale sharks, study shows

Orca pods have learned to hunt whale sharks, study shows Marine biologist Austin Gallagher discusses a new study that ...

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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.

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