US EditionKiller Whales in the Gulf of California Hunt Great White Sharks
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Before Mexico Orcas repeatedly attack white sharks. Whole groups of killer whales target juveniles.
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der Standard DESword whales aim for the liver of the predators. To get to the treats, the whales paralyze their prey with a special shot, as new film shots show.
Orcas use a new hunting technique in the Gulf of California: they kill young white sharks specifically because of their fat-rich liver.
A pod of killer whales in Mexico was filmed hunting and attacking young sharks, then eating their energy-rich livers. Researchers also found that the killer whales had flipped the shark onto its back, incapacitating it.
The fact that Orcas kill white sharks to eat their liver is known. Now this behavior was observed for the first time off the coast of California. Orcas, also called sword or killer whales, can kill even the largest predatory fish of the earth: the white shark. Image: ShutterstockThe fact that Orcas kill white sharks to eat their liver is known. Now this behavior was observed for the first time off the coast of California.On the coast of South Af…
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