Posted on 04/17/2019 12:36:30 PM PDT by C19fan
When faced with a killer whale, it seems even Jaws might take pause for thought — as new research reveals great white sharks beat a hasty retreat if orcas are around.
What happens when top-level predators meet on land is well documented, but little is known about similar interactions in our oceans.
To find out, a US research team led from the Monterey Bay Aquarium searched for encounters between great whites — among the most ferocious of all sharks — and orcas (killer whales), in electronic tagging and observational data.
In every case where the two predators came into contact, the sharks actually turned tail and fled from the killer whales, researchers found.
Sporadic reports of orcas attacking great whites have been recorded, but this is the first evidence of sharks actively avoiding the whales.
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Saw a documentary where this women swam with them while they feasted on rays.
I’ve recently become a big fan of whales because their existence nukes the theory of evolution. Actually most observations nuke the TOE.
Orcas really are the kings and queens of the ocean. There isn’t anything that can stand up to them for long when they attack together.
I thought this was well known. Orcas will kill a blue whale and eat only the tongue and leave the rest.
Killer Whales.....
KILLER Whales.......
Not Friendly Whales or neighborly Whales.....
Killer Whales....
They are huge.
Wow.
They only eat guys named Ray.
Those are some smart fish.
That’s because Orcas are a pack/team species and teams can put the whoopass on individuals.
As a member of a team species, I’ve seen it firsthand.
Mammal Power!
Yep, five tons vs. one ton on average for males, wins every time. Throw in intelligence, no contest.
A friend of mine in Juneau was having trouble with sea lions while kayaking (imagine a 600 lb. bear in a wetsuit two feet from your face), so he painted the bottom of his boat to resemble the underside of an Orca. It scared off the sea lions but tended to attract curious Orcas. He later purchased a cabin cruiser.
What happens when top-level predators meet on land is well documented...
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It’s called the democrat party.
No contest. Orcas are bigger, smarter, and work in teams.
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There are some great YouTube videos of killer whales trying to flip a seal off of a small ice flow. You can tell they’re working things out.
killer whales eat everything for lunch
Intelligent social animals have a clear advantage over solitary predators.
There’s always a bigger fish...
-Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn in episode 1 of Star Wars.
Planktonic algae are the real kings of the ocean.
The average orca weighs TWO TONS more than a Great White.
Time to skedaddle!
That would be gout if you're talking about the big one........
True, they are massive, have long time to sexual maturity, long gestation period, rarely if ever have more than one pup per birth, and small populations.
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