Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and ...
Killer whales can feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked up new skills ...
Orcas appear to select the youngest fish, work together to flip them upside down, then target the most vulnerable areas of ...
Follow one scientist in the search for one particular pack of killer whales, because for him, this mission is personal ...
An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the ...
A new technique from an elite marine predator has emerged that challenges the dominance of the mighty whale sharks in the ...
United States - A pod of killer whales in the Gulf of California may have acquired specialized hunting techniques to prey on whale sharks, the world’s largest fish. Researchers have documented four ...
Researchers observed four hunting events in the Gulf of California where orcas preyed on the world’s largest fish, whale sharks. In coordinated attacks, they targeted the sharks’ pelvic area, causing ...
Orcas have been observed launching synchronized attacks hunting whale sharks for the first time.
For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...
The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...
A pod of killer whales has developed "unique" skills to hunt the world’s biggest fish. A group of orcas have been spotted in ...