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A study last month suggested orca attacks were causing great whites — conventionally considered apex predators — to flee the coast of South Africa.
There are anecdotal reports that, c. 1955, an Inuk man fell prey to an orca entrapped by ice in Grand Suttie Bay (Foxe Basin, Canada).A pod of orcas (likely 10-12 animals) was trapped in a polynya, and a young man visited the site in spite of advice from elders to wait until the ice was strong enough.
Screenshot/DiscoveryIn the 34 years since Shark Week first launched, the Discovery network has shown footage of sharks jumping, sharks fighting, sharks migrating, sharks attacking, sharks being ...
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. A lone orca killed a great ...
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, it is found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
The rate of orca-boat interactions and their dispersal prompted the formation in August 2020 of a working group for the issue, the Atlantic Orca Working Group (Grupo de Trabajo Orca Atlántica; GTOA). [1] A Facebook group, Orca Attack Reports, was created to facilitate the sharing of information about the interactions. [24]
This is the first time orcas have been documented using this precision feeding technique in this region. [11] Starboard was first filmed via drone killing a great white in May 2022 around Mossel Bay, alongside four other orcas [12] – this was the first time ever this predation has been filmed. After the attack, white sharks in the area fled ...
“Impressive to see the orcas, beautiful animals, but also a dangerous moment.” Sailors see group of orcas approaching them — then things got ‘dangerous,’ video shows Skip to main content