At 3.02pm, researchers on the boat saw the great white emerge from the water - and Starboard immediately after. They described how the whale "gripped the left pectoral fin of the shark and thrust forward with the shark several times before eventually eviscerating it". Soon after the orca r...
We present the current available knowledge about sexual behavior and mating systems in the killer whale, Orcinus orca, focusing primarily on the most well-studied ecotype, the Residents of the eastern North Pacific. Resident killer whales display lifetim
Killer Shark vs. Killer Whale: Scientists dive deep on the mysterious and unusual predatory behavior of orcas attacking great white sharks, and the disappearance of the other sharks after these attacks.
The whale shark is a fish, while the orca, also known as the killer whale, is a marine mammal. What are the differences between leopard seals and orcas? The differences between leopard seals and orcas include size, appearance, diet, habitat, predators, and interaction with humans. What are...
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are top predators throughout the world’s oceans. In the North Pacific, the species is divided into three ecotypes—resident (fish-eating), transient (mammal-eating), and offshore (largely shark-eating)—that are genetically and acoustically distinct and have unique...
Is the whale shark the biggest animal on Earth? Are whale sharks bigger than whales? Are whale sharks the biggest fish? Is a basking shark bigger than a whale shark? Is a megalodon bigger than a blue whale? Is a whale shark a predator?
The killer whale immune monitoring program is seen as a long-term commitment toward developing immunologic signatures that may assist with diagnostic procedures, design of treatment modalities, and prognosis. Many of the leukocyte phenotypic and functional perturbations statistically correlated with established...
shark jaws or piranha. Whales are huge animals that can stay both in deep and shallow waters and once they come close to surface, can run havoc on the beach and the boats. So feed the whale by attacking the targets and make sure you stay out of the range of hunters. Angry whale need...
NANNING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Police in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are hunting the killer of a whale shark after detaining two other people for purchasing the butchered state-protected animal. A netizen posted photos Saturday showing a shark being pulled out of the sea off ...
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