A new study found that a killer whale pod in Mexico is attacking much larger whale sharks from below to debilitate them. This ...

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For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...

Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.

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“You can clearly see how all the members of the orca pod are trying to bring down the whale shark,” Higuera Rivas said. “While one orca was bumping him on the ventral (belly) side, the other ...

“You can clearly see how all the members of the orca pod are trying to bring down the whale shark,” Higuera Rivas said.

The research team says the orcas may be targeting whale sharks’ ventral side because there their bodies are thought to be the least protected. For example, there is less muscle and cartilage in ...

The orcas would work together to hit the whale shark until it turned upside down. Image: A killer whale hits the ventral side of the whale shark. Pic: Kelsey Williamson Image: A killer whale hits ...