Killer whale hunts and eats great white shark | BBC News

a killer whale off the coast of South Africa has been caught on camera hunting and killing a great white shark in less than 2 minutes scientists say the behavior showed the exceptional hunting skills of the killer whales but rais questions about how shark eating orcas might affect the food chain in that part of the ocean our science correspondent Victoria Gil has more the shark hunting orcas in South Africa have fascinated scientists since they were filming working together to kill great white sharks back in 2022 now there's been a solo attack it's filmed from a boat and tricky to make out in all the surface splashing but watch carefully the pointed dorsal fin at the front is a young 8ot long great white shark with a solitary male Orca in Pursuit 2 minutes later scientists say the Orca was consuming parts of the shark's liver at the surface why would they go specifically for their livers I suspect that it's quite an easily uh digested and easily obtainable part of the carcass what's really stands out is is how skillful that behavior has to be these animals have clearly become able to handle what would otherwise be an absolutely terrifying creature and handle them very efficiently with some skill the behavior and intelligence of these Marine Predators is constantly surprising scientists researchers are still trying to work out why a population of orcas in the Atlantic that we filmed last summer have taken to deliberately ramming into sailing vessels the orcas in South Africa appear to have learned to attack the sharks from the side avoiding their jaws it's risky but experts say it makes sense because if an orca can tackle a great white shark that's a very large meal it's another snapshot of the hunting prowess of one of the ocean's most impressive Predators Victoria Gill BBC News

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Published: Sat Mar 02 2024