Scientists have published dramatic footage of the moment a lone killer whale hunted and ate a great white shark off the coast of South Africa, in the first documented incident of its kind.

There are documented incidences where orcas have preyed on other shark species, including great whites. In 2022, scientists ...

The killer whale grabbed the shark’s left pectoral fin with its ... Evidence of individual whales learning to kill sharks solo instead of in groups may shed light on how predatory mammals evolve and ...

Scientists have believed that killer whales, or orcas, could kill whale sharks for a long time, but had not been able to actually document exactly how they do it. New images from Frontiers in ...

KILLER whales have declared war on the ... Orcas have been spotted in the Gulf of California hunting down whale sharks to kill in "coordinated" attacks. Experts believe the gargantuan apex ...

Orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted hunting ... orcas displayed a collaborative hunting technique to kill whale sharks. They focused on attacking the pelvic area and bleeding ...

“It highlights what great predators they are.” Frontiers in Marine Science. Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt, kill and consume the largest fish on Earth, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Before ...

DEVISED A NEW STRATEGY TO KILL THE WORLD’S LARGEST ... analysis revealed exactly how the killer whales, often hunting as a group, subdue the whale shark. First, the orcas use their bodies ...

Orcas in the Gulf of California appear to have gained special skills to hunt and kill the world ... instance of a lone killer whale hunting and eating a great white shark off the coast of ...

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world ... Although they are known as killer whales, orcas are actually the ...