Though researchers have recorded orcas in the area killing sharks in coordinated group attacks, "predation on a white shark by a lone killer whale has not been documented" before the June 2023 ...

“The displacement of various shark species due to killer whale presence may have implications for mesopredator release and potential trophic changes in the marine ecosystem.” The predation of sharks ...

In 2022, scientists reported how a pack of killer whales ganged up to kill a blue whale. A recent spate of orcas striking and ...

Scientists have believed that killer whales, or orcas, could kill whale sharks for a long time, but had not been able to actually document exactly how they do it.

Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows. Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...

KILLER whales have declared war on the world’s biggest sharks as they train themselves in new deadly skills to kill the sea beasts. Orcas have been spotted in the Gulf of California hunting d… ...

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.

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt, kill and consume the largest fish on Earth, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science ...

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 (60 feet) in ...

Killer whale pod develops unique technique to hunt world's largest fish. In the attacks, caught on video between 2018 and 2024, the orcas killed young whale sharks that gathered in the Gulf of ...

Killer whales have adapted special strategy to hunt world’s largest fish, scientists say. Orcas temporarily stun and flip over whale sharks to access their lipid-rich liver ...