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A Pod of Orcas Learned to Target and Feast on Whale Sharks, the Largest Fish in the Sea
Photos and videos of the apex predators reveal how they engage in coordinated hunts in Mexican waters to take down juvenile ...
What White Patches On Whale Sharks Reveal About Ocean Pollution
Samples of whale shark skin reveal signs of possible diseases and pollutants, showing just how deeply human activity may ...
Daily Wrap on MSN28d
Whale with twisted spine baffles experts off Spanish coast
However, this time, a different case was observed—a fin whale, also known as a finback whale, with an exceptionally twisted ...
CNN12d
Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish
While an orca versus whale shark matchup may seem like an epic battle, the orcas make easy work of the gentle giants. “The whale shark has the smallest brain compared to body mass. The brain is ...
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How do orcas hunt whale sharks, the world's largest fish? New images show pod strategy
HUNTING AS A GROUP, THEY FIRST PLOW INTO THE WHALE SHARK AT HIGH SPEED. THEN THEY FLIP IT SO IT’S BELLY UP AND UNABLE TO DIVE DOWN AND ESCAPE. AND THEN THEY KILL IT. THE STUDY AUTHORS CA An orca ...
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Killer whale pod develops unique technique to hunt world's largest fish
The orcas would work together to hit the whale shark until it turned upside down. Image: A killer whale hits the ventral side of the whale shark. Pic: Kelsey Williamson Image: A killer whale hits ...
Popular Science12d
Orcas observed preying on massive whale sharks
one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters. The whale shark was observed to be weakly swimming at the surface. CREDIT: Video By Guillermo Aceves Salazar ...
The New York Times12d
Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish on Earth
There have been isolated reports in the past of killer whales (also known as orcas) attacking a whale shark. But a study, published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science is the first ...