Unique images shows orcas hunting, killing 18-meter-long giant whale shark using vicious technique
This event is part of a series of documented encounters between orcas and whale sharks in the southern Gulf of California. Between 2018 and recent years, researchers have recorded
Scientists finally know the clever tricks orca use to hunt whale sharks
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 are a regular part of some orcas’ diets, and solves the mystery of how they are able to kill the massive fish.
Killer whale pod 'has unique skills to hunt world's biggest fish'
A pod of killer whales has been spotted hunting the world's biggest fish, the whale shark, which is the first recorded case.
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.
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 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 after the ventral side of young whale sharks–that help them prey on these enormous fish. Orcas may have learned to do the same thing in other parts of the world, but evidence is limited, according to the team.
Killer whales hunt and feast on the largest fish on Earth
Off the coast of Mexico, an orca pod led by 50-year-old Moctezuma brutally goes after whale sharks (which aren't whales, by the way). Scientists are fascinated.
Belly butchers: Killer whales master new trick to hunt world’s largest fish
A new technique from an elite marine predator has emerged that challenges the dominance of the mighty whale sharks in the ocean.
Unique killer whale pod may have acquired special skills to hunt whale sharks
Killer whales can feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked up new skills ...
Expedition Killer Whale shows "the tender, family side of the lives of Antarctica’s killer whales"
Follow one scientist in the search for one particular pack of killer whales, because for him, this mission is personal ...
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Killer whale pod learns to hunt the world's largest sharks
Killer whales themselves can grow to be up to 26 ft long (8 m) and weigh in excess of 6 tons. Whale sharks are filter ...
They’re back: Killer whale pod spotted by San Diego whale watching group
The pod of orca whales that made headlines for their rare, prolonged tenure in Southern California earlier this year has made ...
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Killer whales have adapted special strategy to hunt world’s largest fish, scientists say
They have captured images and videos of orcas preying on whale sharks and used these to assess their hunting strategy in ...
‘Leviathan Whale’ bigger than megalodon and 122ft Patagotitan heavier than FIVE buses – Earth’s gigantic lost creatures
TODAY’S mega-fauna, Earth’s largest animals, pale in comparison to the giants that used to roam the Earth. Though that is ...
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Killer Whale Fashion, Dinosaur Poop, And Pluto’s Birthday
This week on Break It Down: killer whales have been wearing salmon hats (again) and sucking out the livers of the world’s ...
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For Killer Whales, Saddle Patches are Like Fingerprints
Each killer whale has a distinct pattern of pigmentation behind its dorsal fin. How do these patterns vary around the world?