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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.

WPTZ Plattsburgh-Burlington o… · 10h

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 · 1d

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.

Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again

Vancouver Sun on MSN · 4h

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 · 1d

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.

YAHOO!News · 16h

Scientists Baffled by Orcas Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats

Hatful of Sorrow You've probably heard all about orcas' daring feats, like sinking yachts. But are you aware that they can be quite dashing, too? Yep. It appears that these snazzy cetaceans are fond of wearing "hats" in the form of dead salmon on their snouts,

Orcas observed preying on massive whale sharks

The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...

Science News1d

Videos capture orcas’ tricks for taking down the largest fish on Earth

Orcas’ physiology should hamper their ability to catch whale sharks. “They have lungs,” says Pancaldi. The whale shark, with gills, can do infinite lurks and dive 2,000 meters deep, while its mammal ...

New Atlas2d

Killer whale pod learns to hunt the world's largest sharks

That's literally big news: whale sharks are the largest sharks and the largest fish on the planet, reaching up to 60 ft ...

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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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