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The debate over the ocean’s greatest predator often pits the orca against the great white shark, with many siding with the ...
This is why it was so shocking that an orca took on a great white on its own, given that this is outside the norm of orca behavior. Orcas hunt in a pod together to tire out their prey.
One of the two orca known as "Port" and "Starboard" seen off South Africa's Western Cape. The pair are known to hunt sharks including great whites for their livers.
Scientists witnessed a male orca known as Starboard single-handedly kill a juvenile great white shark within minutes last year. They say this hunting behavior could be a sign of a wider shift in ...
"The Whale That Ate Jaws" on the National Geographic Channel tells the true story of a 1997 encounter between a white shark and an orca killer whale. Partially captured on film, it was witnessed ...
A single orca whale named Starboard was observed hunting and killing a great white shark in June 2023. Christiaan Stopforth (Drone Fanatics SA), Arianna Di Bari (Shark Studies Center Scientific ...
Scientists have observed an orca whale killing a great white shark alone off the coast of South Africa, and the attack could offer insights into how the whale species' hunting tactics have changed.
A pair of orca known to hunt great white sharks have been spotted off the Western Cape in South Africa recently, with the animals previously linked to declining shark activity in the region.
The five great white sharks that washed up on the beach ranged from 9 to 16 feet and all had a large tear below one of their pectoral fins. Most notably, all the sharks were missing their entire ...
Scientists saw a male orca kill a juvenile great white shark within minutes last year. The hunting behavior could be a sign of a wider shift in the marine ecosystem.