Current：Home > InvestOrcas are hunting whale sharks. Is there anything they can't take down? -ValueCore
Orcas are hunting whale sharks. Is there anything they can't take down?
View
Date：2025-04-15 12:18:15
Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can.
Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of California are hunting whale sharks using a highly specialized set of strategies to attack them. Generally, whale sharks have few predators to worry about, being the largest fish species on the planet. The gentle giants, which eat tiny plankton, can grow as long as a school bus. Still, killer whales have developed a way to take them down, which researchers documented in video footage.
veryGood！ (21)
Related
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous
- An unwanted shopping partner: Boa constrictor snake found curled up in Target cart in Iowa
- Suspect in Rachel Morin's death on Maryland trail linked to LA assault by DNA, police say
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- Video shows Nick Jonas pause concert to help a struggling fan at Boston stop on 'The Tour'
- Video shows Nick Jonas pause concert to help a struggling fan at Boston stop on 'The Tour'
- Hilary rapidly grows to Category 4 hurricane off Mexico and could bring heavy rain to US Southwest
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Ukraine claims it has retaken key village from Russians as counteroffensive grinds on
Ranking
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- 2023 track and field world championships: Dates, times, how to watch, must-see events
- Georgia teacher fired for teaching fifth graders about gender binary
- Impeached Kentucky prosecutor indicted on fraud, bribery charges in nude pictures case
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Seattle Mariners' Dylan Moore commits all-time brutal baserunning blunder
- Legendary Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret dies at 81
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup
Recommendation
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Legendary Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret dies at 81
Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas
Has California ever had a hurricane? One expert says tropical storm threat from Hilary is nearly unprecedented
-
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson gets $1M raise, putting him among Big Ten's leaders
Arizona AG investigating 2020 alleged fake electors tied to Trump
Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting