A pair of orcas working in concert have been killing great whites along a stretch of South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and discarding the rest.



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A lone orca killed a great white in less than two minutes. Scientists say it could signal an ecological shift

A killer whale is captured on camera hunting and "eviscerating" a great white shark in less than two minutes.

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Killer whale vs shark: Solo orca eats great white

Footage is first evidence of a single orca hunting down the world’s largest predatory fish

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Killer whale kills and eviscerates great white shark in 2 minutes in stunning attack

The staggering moment - captured on camera off the coast of Mossel Bay in South Africa - is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white

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Incredible footage shows Orca killing great white shark in less than two minutes

The great white shark went from predator to prey in startling scenes caught on camera off the coast of South Africa.

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Moment solo orca hunts down and eats great white

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.

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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A pair of orcas working in concert have been killing great whites along a stretch of South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and discarding the rest. Scientists have been trying to make sense of the hunting approach, which has driven the sharks away from some parts of the coast around Cape Town, and now research has revealed a startling new twist in the behavior that cou…

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							video   This is the moment a lone killer whale hunted and killed a great white shark in an ‘unprecedented’ attack.  It took just two minutes for the orca, called Starboard, to kill the 8.2 ft shark off the coast of Mossel Bay in South Africa in June.  The whale struck the shark’s pectoral fin, allowing it to eat its nutrien…

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Lone killer whale annihilates great white shark in ‘unprecedented’ attack

The orca was spotted preying on an 8.2-foot juvenile white shark and was observed carrying its liver in its mouth.

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Orca consumes great white sharks in "astonishing" video first

The incident took place off the coast of Mossel Bay in South Africa at around 3pm on 18 June 2023 and was filmed by marine researchers.

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Killer whale hunts down and eats great white shark in solo attack

Off South Africa, researchers have observed for the first time how a single orca killed a great white shark — in just two minutes. This shows that orcas don't have to hunt in packs to kill one of the biggest predators in the world. Marine biologist Alison Towner from Rhodes University in South Africa spoke of “groundbreaking insights” into the hunting behavior of orcas. Orcas, also known as sword or killer whales, usually hunt in groups to hunt …

Vor Südafrika haben Forscherinnen und Forscher erstmals beobachtet, wie ein einzelner Orca einen Weißen Hai getötet hat - und zwar innerhalb von nur zwei Minuten. Das zeigt, dass Orcas nicht in Rudeln jagen müssen, um eines der größten Raubtiere der Welt zu erlegen. Meeresbiologin Alison Towner von der südafrikanischen Rhodes Universität sprach von „bahnbrechenden Einblicken“ in das Jagdverhalten von Orcas. Üblicherweise jagen Orcas, die auch Sc…

A lone orca killed a great white in less than two minutes. Scientists say it could signal an ecological shift

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