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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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

The Orcas or killer sharks definitely scare swimmers with their fins as they hunt for their prey. However, a recent video captured by a group of divers on a boat shows how these marine animals can impress their audience as it hunts for food underwater. Miguel Cuevas of Cabo Pulmo Divers posted a video on his Instagram handle earlier this …

Hunting for the missing great white sharks 搜寻失踪的大白鲨

Hunting for the missing great white sharks 搜寻失踪的大白鲨本集内容 Hunting for the missing great white sharks 搜寻失踪的大白鲨学习要点有关 “crime（犯罪）” 的词汇边看边答 Which industry has been badly affected by the disappearance of the great white shark? 毕竟，开普敦附近的这片海岸线长期以来都是数百甚至上千头举世闻名的食肉动物的家园。然而，今非昔比。 South Africa’s great white sharks – the stuff of nightmares and of nature documentaries – have gone mysteriously missing. 莎拉·安德烈奥蒂博士斯坦陵布什大学 “大白鲨的消失不仅令人沮丧，同时也给人一种事情就发生在眼皮底下，却无能为力的感觉，我们看到鲨鱼数量的下降，但所做的工作却不足以让环境得到更好的保护，也许一切为时已晚。” Her …

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Killer whales are blamed for vanishing population of great white sharks off Cape Town's coast

Killer whales off the coast of South Africa are killing great white sharks and eating their livers, according to a new government report. At least seven great white shark carcasses have washed ashore in False Bay since 2017, with telltale teeth marks indicating they were savaged by orcas. Scroll down for video At least seven great white shark carcasses have …