The New York Times3 天
Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish On Earth
By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a killer whale named after an Aztec emperor is leading his pod on routine takedowns of the largest fish in the sea: whale sharks. There have been ...
New Atlas3 天
Killer whale pod learns to hunt the world's largest sharks
Killer whales themselves can grow to be up to 26 ft long (8 m) and weigh in excess of 6 tons. Whale sharks are filter feeders, which means they have large mouths with which to eat plankton and ...
Discover Magazine3 天
Killer Whale Pod Members Team Together When Hunting Whale Sharks
(Credit: Kelsey Williamson) Orcas can get organized. When hunting for whale sharks — the world’s largest fish — a pod of killer whales appears to target the youngest most vulnerable sharks, ram them ...
NDTV2 天
Killer Whales Are Hunting Whale Sharks And Scientists Have The Evidence Now
Orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted hunting whale sharks, the world's largest shark species, that can grow up to 40 feet -- which has surprised the scientists. The orca pod ...
BBC5 天
Expedition Killer Whale shows "the tender, family side of the lives of Antarctica’s ...
Expedition Killer Whale (1x60) was commissioned by Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual for BBC Two and iPlayer. It is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production for BBC and ...
The Washington Post3 天
Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows
A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the ... Although they are known as killer whales, orcas are actually the largest ...
ZME Science3 天
Killer whales target whale sharks in rarely seen hunting strategy
A whale shark being brought to the surface by killer whales. (Credit: Kelsey Williamson) In the Gulf of California, an unusual behavior has emerged among a pod of killer whales, revealing their ...
Fox 5 San Diego4 天
They’re back: Killer whale pod spotted by San Diego whale watching group
“As we drove our boat towards all that activity, we saw the unmistakable shape of a killer whale,” he recalled. “We knew immediately that we were in for something pretty special.” Based on ...
kcra.com2 天
How do orcas hunt whale sharks, the world's largest fish? New images show pod strategy
whale sharkThe researchers’ analysis revealed exactly how the killer whales, often hunting as a group, subdue the whale shark.First, the orcas use their bodies to hit a whale shark at high speed.
The Independent6 天
Killer whales have adapted special strategy to hunt world’s largest fish, scientists say
A few months earlier, researchers reported the first instance of a lone killer whale hunting and eating a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. In 2022, three instances were recorded of ...
Canada3 天
Summary of the imminent threat assessment for the Southern Resident Killer Whale
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, as the Minister responsible for Parks Canada Agency, have formed the opinion ...