Living up to their 'killer' name! Watch the 'astonishing' moment an orca individually kills and consumes a great white shark within just two minutes
1 year ago

Living up to their 'killer' name! Watch the 'astonishing' moment an orca individually kills and consumes a great white shark within just two minutes

Daily Mail  

When it comes to the ocean's apex predator, the great white shark most likely springs to mind. For the first time, a killer whale has been seen individually killing and consuming a great white shark – and within just two minutes. For the first time, a killer whale has been seen individually killing and consuming a great white shark – and within just two minutes They can also hunt large animals, such as seals, individually. She said: 'What we witnessed was an orca, nicknamed Starboard – due to his collapsed dorsal fin – performing alone to incapacitate and consume a white shark within an astounding two-minute timeframe. In 2022 Dr Towner's team was behind the discovery that a pair of orca were working together to hunt and kill great white sharks off the coast of South Africa.

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One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark
1 week, 2 days ago

One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark

Wired  

I expected to meet a dreaded “man-eater,” but when I saw it, I realized that it was a defenseless animal, more afraid of me than I was of it. I travelled to the island of Guadalupe off the Pacific coast of Mexico to see great white sharks, and I took a small point-and-shoot camera with me. When I managed to …

DNA test confirms orcas killed great white shark found near Cape Bridgewater
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DNA test confirms orcas killed great white shark found near Cape Bridgewater

ABC  

Research has confirmed a great white shark that washed up on a beach in south-west Victoria was the victim of killer whale predation. The study's lead author, Flinders University and Cetacean Research Centre PhD candidate Isabella Reeves, said the attack was the first confirmed instance of killer whale predation on a white shark in Australia. "That a white shark washed …

Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters in length — new research has revealed. While anecdotal evidence had previously suggested that orcas …

Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters in length — new research has revealed. While anecdotal evidence had previously suggested that orcas …

Special killer whale hunting strategy unravelled as orcas take on mighty whale sharks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Special killer whale hunting strategy unravelled as orcas take on mighty whale sharks

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers have now gathered direct evidence of orcas hunting and killing whale sharks. open image …

Convincing sharks that surfers aren't seals might be the way to avoid attacks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Convincing sharks that surfers aren't seals might be the way to avoid attacks

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr. Gavin Naylor, the director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida …

Shark attack study using light ‘decoys’ to fool great whites could lead to protections for surfers, researchers say
4 months, 1 week ago

Shark attack study using light ‘decoys’ to fool great whites could lead to protections for surfers, researchers say

ABC  

Australian researchers looking for ways to stop shark attacks have found bright lights could be the answer in a study in great white-inhabited waters off the South African coast. A keen surfer and research fellow in comparative neurobiology, Dr Laura Ryan was studying the visual system of great white sharks when she began thinking about how what she was learning …

‘Mind-blowing’ moment: Whale-watching tour spots white shark feeding off Santa Barbara coast
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Mind-blowing’ moment: Whale-watching tour spots white shark feeding off Santa Barbara coast

LA Times  

A whale-watching tour got the photo opportunity of a lifetime when they spotted a rare white shark feeding from an elephant seal about 30 miles west of Santa Barbara. The Condor Express whale-watching tour near Santa Barbara spotted a white shark feeding on an elephant seal on Aug. 30. White sharks, sometimes called great white sharks, are the species featured …

Why killer whales are attacking boats near Gibraltar? Scientists finally have an answer
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why killer whales are attacking boats near Gibraltar? Scientists finally have an answer

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Orcas ramming onto boats and sinking them in the Strait of …

Another orca attack in Strait of Gibraltar: Are they seeking revenge or is it playful behaviour?
10 months ago

Another orca attack in Strait of Gibraltar: Are they seeking revenge or is it playful behaviour?

Firstpost  

A pod of orcas has sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar. While some experts theorise that it may be revenge for the killing of an older orca, others note that it is playful behaviour by the mammals Another orca attack has taken place in the Strait of Gibraltar. Since 2020, killer whales …

Ships told to change routes as killer whales terrorise European coast
10 months ago

Ships told to change routes as killer whales terrorise European coast

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In May 2023 alone there were 20 incidents between …

Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters – study
11 months ago

Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters – study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters close to the shore, research suggests. …

Astonishing moment orca kills great white shark after slamming into it at high speed is captured in rare footage
1 year ago

Astonishing moment orca kills great white shark after slamming into it at high speed is captured in rare footage

Daily Mail  

This is the moment a killer whale took down a great white shark in a pitched battle in the sea around South Africa. The footage, captured by National Geographic as part of the series 'Queens', shows a 60-year-old grandmother killer whale called Sophie pounding into a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. The footage, captured by National …

Lone killer whale kills and eviscerates great white shark in under 2 minutes in stunning attack
1 year ago

Lone killer whale kills and eviscerates great white shark in under 2 minutes in stunning attack

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have published dramatic footage of the moment a lone killer …

We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them
1 year, 2 months ago

We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them

Salon  

In November, killer whales again made headlines after sinking their fourth boat in the Strait of Gibraltar in two years. One 1937 killer whale encounter was described as “a tale of murder and marine slaughter,” even though the orcas were only hunting seals and no humans were harmed. The violent reaction traces back to the earliest documented interactions between humans …

White Sharks Global conference convenes at Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, in wake of fatal attacks
1 year, 4 months ago

White Sharks Global conference convenes at Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, in wake of fatal attacks

ABC  

More than 150 Australian and international shark experts are in Port Lincoln for the first White Sharks Global conference to be held in 13 years. Key points: Shark researchers are meeting in Port Lincoln this week to discuss the ocean's apex predator The Eyre Peninsula has experienced two fatal shark attacks this year Academics will discuss all potential measures to …

Orcas sink another yacht in relentless 45-minute attack
1 year, 4 months ago

Orcas sink another yacht in relentless 45-minute attack

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The latest attack saw a pod of orcas target a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar for about 45 …

Cape Cod surfers reveal horror encounter with 10-foot great white shark
1 year, 4 months ago

Cape Cod surfers reveal horror encounter with 10-foot great white shark

The Independent  

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Mystery as half-eaten great white shark washes up on beach
1 year, 5 months ago

Mystery as half-eaten great white shark washes up on beach

The Independent  

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Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled
1 year, 5 months ago

Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled

The Independent  

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Killer whales ramming boats in the Atlantic are 'learning dangerous behaviour from their elders', scientists claim - but insist that terrifying orca attacks are 'just games'
1 year, 7 months ago

Killer whales ramming boats in the Atlantic are 'learning dangerous behaviour from their elders', scientists claim - but insist that terrifying orca attacks are 'just games'

Daily Mail  

Killer whales are just playing games when they ram boats and rip off their rudders, scientists have insisted, as the dangerous behaviours are spreading through the orca population off Spain. The moment an orca whale began circling a yacht off the coast of Gibraltar was caught on camera The whale emerges with what appears to be a piece of the …

‘Great white shark’ off UK beach terrifies children - after prankster puts fake fin in water
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Great white shark’ off UK beach terrifies children - after prankster puts fake fin in water

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “great white shark” fin spotted off the coast of …

Explained: Why killer whales continue to attack boats in Europe
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained: Why killer whales continue to attack boats in Europe

Firstpost  

The latest example of this occurred last week in Spain when a pod of Orcas, also known as killer whales, rammed into a boat near the Strait of Gibraltar. Experts seem divided between two theories —that the animals are either playing or some trauma spawned these incidents Orcas, also known as killer whales, are continuing to attack boats in Europe. …

Why are killer whales going ‘Moby-Dick’ on yachts lately? Experts doubt it’s revenge
1 year, 9 months ago

Why are killer whales going ‘Moby-Dick’ on yachts lately? Experts doubt it’s revenge

LA Times  

An unusually large group of killer whales was spotted off the coast of San Francisco on May 7. The attacks started suddenly and inexplicably in the spring of 2020 — pods of endangered killer whales began ramming yachts and fishing boats in European waters, pushing some off course and imperiling others. “So, I just don’t really see it as an …

Astonishing moment killer whale rips off yacht's rudder with its teeth
1 year, 9 months ago

Astonishing moment killer whale rips off yacht's rudder with its teeth

Daily Mail  

This is the terrifying moment an orca whale circles a high-end yacht before savagely tearing off its rudder - leaving the boat's crew adrift off the coast of Gibraltar. The moment an orca whale began circling a yacht off the coast of Gibraltar was caught on camera The captain said he was among the first to have his boat attacked …

Heart-stopping moment hungry shark Brutus clamps razor sharp teeth captured by British photographer
1 year, 11 months ago

Heart-stopping moment hungry shark Brutus clamps razor sharp teeth captured by British photographer

Daily Mail  

Stunning and terrifying in equal measure, dramatic images show two hungry great white sharks closing in for chunks of tuna just a few feet away from a British photographer. The hungry shark Brutus reaches for a chunk of tuna off Guadalupe Island, Mexico The hungry great white sharks were snapped by a British photographer as they fed on Tuna Guadalupe …

'Surgical' shark-killing orcas fascinate scientists
2 years ago

'Surgical' shark-killing orcas fascinate scientists

The Hindu  

Scores of disembowelled sharks have washed up on a South African beach putting the spotlight on a pair of shark-hunting killer whales whose behaviour has fascinated scientists and wildlife enthusiasts. "The dead sharks are torn open at the pelvic girdle, they have Orca teeth marks known as rake marks on their pectoral fins and their liver is missing," said Alison …

Diver decapitated by Great White shark in front of fishermen off coast of Mexico
2 years, 1 month ago

Diver decapitated by Great White shark in front of fishermen off coast of Mexico

The Independent  

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Shark surprise for crab-fisher off Semaphore when great white launches itself at bait
2 years, 2 months ago

Shark surprise for crab-fisher off Semaphore when great white launches itself at bait

ABC  

An Adelaide boatie recently got more than he bargained for when a great white shark emerged from the water metres from his vessel before disappearing into the deep. Key points: Rob Cremasco was out on the water off Adelaide's Semaphore beach on Wednesday A shark emerged from the water, launching itself at the bait Despite his initial shock, the boatie …

Killer whale dies after grounding itself on Florida beach
2 years, 2 months ago

Killer whale dies after grounding itself on Florida beach

CNN  

CNN — Wildlife officials in Florida are investigating the death of a female killer whale that grounded itself on Wednesday on a beach in Palm Coast, about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. “This is the first killer whale stranding in the Southeast US, so there’s a lot of interest, obviously, in trying to sample it extensively and try to …

Large great white shark swims more than 10,000km in 150 days
2 years, 4 months ago

Large great white shark swims more than 10,000km in 150 days

ABC  

A theory perpetuated by the blockbuster movie Jaws, that large great white sharks will stay put as long as there is food around, could be be dead in the water. It's one of only three larger great whites being tracked by the NSW DPI Data shows it swam 10,000 kms in 150 days Fictional shark scientist Matt Hooper, played by …

Shark filmed under kayak: Great white Grange Beach, Adelaide: Andy Burnell
2 years, 5 months ago

Shark filmed under kayak: Great white Grange Beach, Adelaide: Andy Burnell

Daily Mail  

Mr Burnell hopes to register the shark in the name of an Aussie freediver It is estimated the juvenile shark was between 150cm and 200cm long Andy Burnell captured the stunning footage on his GoPro dangled off h is kayak An kayaker only became aware of his close encounter with a 'curious' great white shark hours after going home and …

Drone captures strange behaviour as orcas chase and kill great white shark | Watch
2 years, 5 months ago

Drone captures strange behaviour as orcas chase and kill great white shark | Watch

India Today  

Orcas, or killer whales, were seen chasing and killing a great white shark in footage captured on a drone camera in June this year. Scientists believe a total of four great white sharks were killed in the killer whale onslaught. One of the whales was known to have attacked great white sharks before, but the others were not. According to …

Orcas caught on video hunting great white sharks
2 years, 5 months ago

Orcas caught on video hunting great white sharks

The Independent  

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Giant megalodon shark could eat a whale in a few bites, research shows
2 years, 7 months ago

Giant megalodon shark could eat a whale in a few bites, research shows

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A giant shark that swam in the world’s oceans millions of years ago could devour …

Giant sharks once roamed the seas, feasting on huge meals
2 years, 7 months ago

Giant sharks once roamed the seas, feasting on huge meals

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Today’s sharks have nothing on their ancient cousins. For their study published Wednesday, researchers used fossil evidence to create a 3D model of the megalodon — one of the biggest predatory fish of all time — and find clues about its life. “It would be a superpredator just dominating its ecosystem,” said co-author John Hutchinson, who studies …

Stunning drone footage shows three killer whales hunt 9-foot great white shark and eat its liver
2 years, 7 months ago

Stunning drone footage shows three killer whales hunt 9-foot great white shark and eat its liver

Daily Mail  

It is a gripping scene of an orca viciously ripping out the liver of a nine-foot-long great white shark, as two other killer whales excitedly watch the once blue waters of South Africa’s Mossel Bay turn blood red before the shark sinks to a the bottom of the sea – never to be seen again. The carcass slowly disappears into …

World's biggest shark isn't a carnivore! Whale sharks extract nutrients from ALGAE, study reveals
2 years, 7 months ago

World's biggest shark isn't a carnivore! Whale sharks extract nutrients from ALGAE, study reveals

Daily Mail  

At 32 feet long and weighing 41,000 lbs, you might think that the world's largest shark would be a ferocious predator. But a new study has shown that whale sharks aren't carnivores, and actually extract nutrients from algae that they swallow when hunting small prey. 'This causes us to rethink everything we thought we knew about what whale sharks eat,' …

Great white shark death: Massive animal washes up on beach
2 years, 8 months ago

Great white shark death: Massive animal washes up on beach

The Independent  

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More than a dozen sharks lurking off US East Coast waters, trackers warn
2 years, 8 months ago

More than a dozen sharks lurking off US East Coast waters, trackers warn

The Independent  

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Pair of ‘liver eating’ killer whales scare off great white shark population in South Africa
2 years, 8 months ago

Pair of ‘liver eating’ killer whales scare off great white shark population in South Africa

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two killer whales are believed to have been "terrorising", killing and removing the internal organs …

Pair of orcas have killed at least EIGHT Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017
2 years, 8 months ago

Pair of orcas have killed at least EIGHT Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017

Daily Mail  

Two killer whales are thought to have killed at least eight Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017, and managed to scare off many more. Researchers say Great Whites that encounter killer whales will immediately abandon their usual hunting ground for up to a year Experts at the Dyer Island Conservation Trust claim the decline in …

Great white shark spends years ‘drawing a self-portrait’ with tracking tag
2 years, 9 months ago

Great white shark spends years ‘drawing a self-portrait’ with tracking tag

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The shark, a great white named “Breton”, was fitted with a satellite tracker to give researchers occasional updates on …

Great white shark stalking US coast ‘is one of biggest in the world’
2 years, 10 months ago

Great white shark stalking US coast ‘is one of biggest in the world’

The Independent  

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Orcas recorded for the first time hunting and killing blue whales
3 years, 1 month ago

Orcas recorded for the first time hunting and killing blue whales

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Great white shark with huge bite scar sparks frenzy of theories on Instagram: What bites a huge shark?
3 years, 2 months ago

Great white shark with huge bite scar sparks frenzy of theories on Instagram: What bites a huge shark?

The Independent  

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Researchers warn of ‘very chunky’ shark in the Atlantic
3 years, 4 months ago

Researchers warn of ‘very chunky’ shark in the Atlantic

The Independent  

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Canadian Scientists Find New Species of Killer Whales That Hunt Large Sea Mammals
3 years, 5 months ago

Canadian Scientists Find New Species of Killer Whales That Hunt Large Sea Mammals

News 18  

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have discovered a new population of killer whales that prey on large sea mammals like the grey whale calves. Speaking on the findings, the research’s lead author Josh D. McInnes said that killer whales generally prefer deep waters, so, they were found offshore near canyon systems which are considered to be …

Faroes hunters slaughter dozens of whales just days after largest dolphin massacre
3 years, 5 months ago

Faroes hunters slaughter dozens of whales just days after largest dolphin massacre

The Independent  

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