Killer whale hunts and eats great white shark

Killer whale hunts and eats great white shark | BBC News

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2 ай бұрын

A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack off the coast of South Africa.
Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory skills of killer whales.
Two orcas in particular off South Africa's coast have been observed before working together to hunt and kill sharks, including great whites.
Dr Alison Towner, a marine biologist from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, led the study.
"This caught us off guard," said shark biologist Dr Towner.
Footage credits included:
Sea Search/Discovery
Leigh Carter, Go Dive Mossel Bay
Still photography credits:
Christiaan Stopforth
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@juice6521 2 ай бұрын

When you're a shark and YOU start hearing the Jaws theme.

@BodaciousWickerman 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@02WIFE 2 ай бұрын

😂

@thetoughgroup 2 ай бұрын

😂

@MrFas__ 2 ай бұрын

LOOL

@snarkxmaiden 2 ай бұрын

Surely it'd be the Free Willy theme

@bigdawgpelchee5413 2 ай бұрын

This is why you don’t lock an Apex Predator in Sea World

@Krytern 2 ай бұрын

Why not? I don't see them killing great whites in Sea World.

@timnorris6287 2 ай бұрын

But as the true apex predator you can

@Murderoreo1 2 ай бұрын

Let my species out of slavery!!!

@danwelterweight4137 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree with you. But human greed has no bonds or moral floor.

@bigdawgpelchee5413 2 ай бұрын

@@timnorris6287 you’re definitely not Apex at anything my brotha. Maybe Apex Doughnut eater

@supernotnatural 2 ай бұрын

"Every shark has a plan till they encounter a orca" - Tyson The Orca

@VJNAT 2 ай бұрын

ha ha

@soey.carter4126 2 ай бұрын

Sign the contract

@dhanurs8085 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@tbone3972 2 ай бұрын

Encounter “an” orca. “A” always follow by a consonant & “An” always follow by a vowel.

@supernotnatural 2 ай бұрын

@@tbone3972 unless you know what next to write, I was about to write bigger one but then changed my mind to orca, see, you are not smart as you think you are. now u can stfu :)

@stephenfogle319 2 ай бұрын

"Why would the orca eat the liver," Orca- "tastes like chicken ."

@janinebarron2691 2 ай бұрын

🤣

@akiraasmr3002 2 ай бұрын

Shark Foie gras

@fabiomgm1293 2 ай бұрын

It tastes like fish.

@hdavv 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 brilliant

@hardlessons9732 2 ай бұрын

Vampires 😂

@IndoriAkshay 2 ай бұрын

Orcas are the Apex predeator

@Strafuzz 2 ай бұрын

100%. The ones that have learnt to beach themselves to catch seals in shallow water are the most impressive.

@Taco_Raider 2 ай бұрын

I farted all over my balls

@verynice1192 2 ай бұрын

nope, we are.

@Taco_Raider 2 ай бұрын

I farted all over my balls

@JustinLHopkins 2 ай бұрын

@@verynice1192There can be more than one apex predator.

@tm75_88 2 ай бұрын

"Why would the orca eat the liver?" ORCA : "why would you eat ice cream?"

@NatzTalk Ай бұрын

😂😂😂right?! Touché

@revolution4935 2 ай бұрын

Great White : I am the face of terror in these waters. Orca : I am vengeance.

@scottgilliam8185 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@renfax3549 2 ай бұрын

ORCA IS THE GREAT BLACK SHARK

@JK-hs6ii 2 ай бұрын

nah i feel way more sympathy for sharks orcas are the bullies of all oceans with no one standing up to them😭

@aftereffects00 2 ай бұрын

Pilot Whale : Yo, both of y'all are straight-up losers. I could take you both out in three seconds flat, no cap.

@blacksharihashimi1910 2 ай бұрын

You forgot sperm whale@@JK-hs6ii

@caweso8321 2 ай бұрын

Easily digestible and easy access? No, it’s the most nutrient dense part of the shark. That’s makes it even scarier that these Orcas know this fact.

@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 2 ай бұрын

I think they've learned that is TASTES better.

@cockoffgewgle4993 2 ай бұрын

Lots of animals know similar things re: their diet, mainly via instinct I'd imagine. No doubt orcas are ridiculously intelligent though. There's a great vid on KZfaq of an orca using bait to hunt a bird in captivity.

@maxholmgren7936 2 ай бұрын

they should hire you instead. Real talk, who are these "experts" on BBC haha, seems like they're just making assumptions

@anndaniels3545 2 ай бұрын

They have an inate sense and have learned through the elders that the liver is nutrient- rich. The hunting skills are honed and passed down to generations. One can only imagine what is next for these extraordinary creatures, they are beyond highly inteligent, they are evolving into new orca species with even more complex hunting capabilty

@nahidhkurdi6740 2 ай бұрын

They do not know. They only behave instinctively.

@sukhkaur9440 2 ай бұрын

It's not called Killer for no reason

@1funkyflyguy 2 ай бұрын

That's true!?!

@ak241 2 ай бұрын

they are predators NOT killers! They are hunting to eat and NOT just to kill!! Call them appropriately: orcas!

@Krytern 2 ай бұрын

@@ak241 Uh.. You are aware that you have to kill to hunt, right? They're killers.

@Midirzz 2 ай бұрын

@@ak241Do you not just think about what you say before you say it

@ftroop2000 2 ай бұрын

@@ak241, they kill for fun, too. They do so often with sea lions and seals. They leave the carcass without si much as a nibble

@ReeisLive 2 ай бұрын

Orca was like I want a Shark Sandwich today tired of the Seal Sub and Turtle Soup.

@DuskyVoid 2 ай бұрын

"Turtle soup" 💀

@himalayan8315 2 ай бұрын

Shark liver sandwich bruv. They're smart enough to understand that, it's the most nutrient dense part of any animal / mammal.

@starwars-89 2 ай бұрын

Idiot

@embreis2257 2 ай бұрын

the thing is Orcas usually learn to hunt one species in particular. the penguin or seal hunting orca doesn't go for great whites.

@himalayan8315 2 ай бұрын

@@embreis2257 yes, here in Aotearoa / New Zealand, they favor sting rays. 1 holds the tail while the other eats. They alternate.

@twiginindo3041 2 ай бұрын

The irony of humans worrying that Orcas are disrupting the food chain is not lost on me......

@dinomijatovic3921 2 ай бұрын

That was the peak of this stupid news indeed!

@Alive4ife 2 ай бұрын

Why is the scientist talking like Orcas just learned that sharks are just another meal. The nickname is Killer Whale for a reason.

@joseantonioparedespillaca7415 2 ай бұрын

creo que debería traducirse como asesina de ballenas, ya que la orca no es una ballena es un delfin

@CarolC-uc7ko 2 ай бұрын

I agree with you over aĺl except for the original designation was "whale killer." it was given that name by whaling boat crews who had not seen one before and it wouĺd kill the whales.

@vinbar35 2 ай бұрын

Not sure how it will affect the ecology of the sea but both sharks and Orcas have been around for millions of years so I doubt this is a rare event. It's not as though a killer whale decided " today, I'll mostly be eating Great White Shark liver".

@fabtins1993 2 ай бұрын

It may be that sharks weren't always a significant part of the orcas' diet. It may be a recent development. One that may wipe out or threaten the existence of Great white sharks.

@Airhead4321 2 ай бұрын

@@fabtins1993 It's not that new. Marine biologists have been observing this behaviour for nearly a decade. Not really sure why this is news now, except for the footage.

@Ollie121299OnPC 2 ай бұрын

Think humans killing both species affects the ecology more

@Krytern 2 ай бұрын

@@Airhead4321 It is news because it is the first time regular people can see it.

@ivankulola5847 2 ай бұрын

@fabtins1993 really? Thats what you think? For million of years, only recently have sharks become part of Orcas diet?

@Jimmy_Moon 2 ай бұрын

The Orca had this to say: "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti".

@Ms.Doomer 2 ай бұрын

Fafafafffaffa

@terrencekane8203 2 ай бұрын

Silence of the Lambs, 1991.

@Taco_Raider 2 ай бұрын

@@terrencekane8203 *1988

@apollomemories7399 2 ай бұрын

@@terrencekane8203 Gee... really?

@joermnyc 2 ай бұрын

That line is actually a hint that Dr. Lecter was off his meds (you can’t eat liver, fava beans, or drink red wing while on certain anti-psychotics).

@innerspace56 2 ай бұрын

I think your average plumber knows more about orcas than these BBC employees.

@lul6124 2 ай бұрын

Your*

@innerspace56 2 ай бұрын

@@lul6124 fixed, much thanks.

@rabidhoneybadger5436 2 ай бұрын

@@innerspace56😆😆😆👊

@santiagohernandez4880 2 ай бұрын

Orca vs Jaws

@tshepomogg983 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ramborez8139 2 ай бұрын

beach goers: orca has freed us orca: oh i wouldnt say free, more like "under new management"

@Oldsoul759 2 ай бұрын

Titan?

@dave-000 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@snapon666 2 ай бұрын

like the mafia taking over from the local gang

@TheKilopoo 2 ай бұрын

Except wild orcas don’t attack humans, so you’re safe from predation while they’re around

@dhanurs8085 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@ErikTenBag 2 ай бұрын

Can't actually believe this.. blown away.. how can one man's head be so shiny?

@thetoughgroup 2 ай бұрын

😂

@Stoneface_ 2 ай бұрын

Bruh wtf😂😂

@tmrevenge 2 ай бұрын

It's like a mirror!

@nelsonth 2 ай бұрын

Men bullying other men for things outside their control

@liamrmorgans921 2 ай бұрын

He’s been using the shine-o ball-o again

@aribellex 2 ай бұрын

One of those rare occasions where you can truthfully say the shark is more afraid of you than you are of it

@seventystix6964 2 ай бұрын

But I'm not an Orca...

@monty0289 2 ай бұрын

😂@@seventystix6964

@thebodykeepsthescore2828 2 ай бұрын

Than*

@louise8737 2 ай бұрын

Than* not "Then"

@MusMasi 2 ай бұрын

thats not a rare occurrence, many sharks are smaller than humans and can be afraid of humans.

@samwhite9894 2 ай бұрын

The liver is targeted for protein, vitamins and nutrients...not because it is accessable 😂

@danielmedjedovic7068 2 ай бұрын

"There's always a bigger fish" - Qui Gon Jinn

@YujiroHanmaaaa 2 ай бұрын

But Orcas are not Fish

@danielmedjedovic7068 2 ай бұрын

I know that

@user-bl9fj7kf1s 2 ай бұрын

@@YujiroHanmaaaaThere is nothing called fish. I saw on qi

@MRroberto010 2 ай бұрын

Gojira😅

@tigerwong9845 2 ай бұрын

Aristotle bud

@paulhellawell5920 2 ай бұрын

Are you sure its an orca, and not a very large penguin ?

@H.K.5 2 ай бұрын

Can’t tell if this is sarcasm or you’re just that thick.

@judyparsons1333 2 ай бұрын

Go to specsavers

@losbastardosmtb 2 ай бұрын

Do spec savers have a better clearer video ?

@ajorbista 2 ай бұрын

It’s just a dolphin, sized XXXXXL

@apraew20 2 ай бұрын

@@ajorbista 🤣

@OKeefeist 2 ай бұрын

Honestly the concern about it affecting the food chain is ridiculous. Probably been happening for millions of years.

@elyescherif1051 2 ай бұрын

Yea but with drones nowadays you have waaaay more footage so it may seem like it's happening more often.

@kellyshomemadekitchen 2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@OKeefeist 2 ай бұрын

@@elyescherif1051 yes true. I just say it because the media love to catastrophise everything and it’s annoying

@gaycha6589 2 ай бұрын

It’s called food

@user-bp3pw2ls4p 2 ай бұрын

I agree but you can bet that there is someone out there (most likely with a large government grant of some sort) thinking “gee we better interfere with nature”. I mean, we know so much about great white sharks and orcas….

@zacharyparis 2 ай бұрын

Orca: I eat 8 foot long great whites for breakfast.

@deepakdongre7712 2 ай бұрын

Great White Shark: All you creatures, hail me- the Apex Predator of the oceans. Orca: Mmmmmm, could you hold this liver for a minute.

@erickelly4107 2 ай бұрын

Other larger Sharks prey on smaller Sharks all the time, nothing noteworthy or extraordinary here.

@Arthur-Gieves 2 ай бұрын

Somewhere there's a seal with a tear in his eye saying "it's finally happening boys there starting to turn on each other"

@Musclman78TA1 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@dhanurs8085 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@user-xm3ei3jo9x 2 ай бұрын

Seals: f em up Orca: hold my beer

@rafiashraf2769 2 ай бұрын

Orca also eat seals

@CasperFiles1969 2 ай бұрын

@@rafiashraf2769eat is an understatement

@michaelbrooks9935 2 ай бұрын

"... but raise questions about how shark eating orcas might affect the food chain," says the greatest destroyer of marine life on the planet. Wow, that was rich.

@okeyogiose9229 2 ай бұрын

So true

@cwg73160 2 ай бұрын

@@okeyogiose9229Great reply. So insightful.

@okeyogiose9229 2 ай бұрын

@@cwg73160 show me how it's done then?

@hannahenloe4093 2 ай бұрын

@@cwg73160 oh cool! Just what I was looking for at the social media zoo today! An unnecessarily hateful comment! 👏🏻

@Tout-Le-Monde02 2 ай бұрын

You are also part of that species .....

@cricketcavalry1824 2 ай бұрын

Orca wake up and decided today I feel like getting a shark liver

@SpiritOfMontgomery 2 ай бұрын

One of the reasons they go specifically for the liver it’s that it’s actually more fatty than anything else. They actually don’t care for other parts of the shark!

@lalexander7338 2 ай бұрын

Baffling how can he be an "expert" and not know that

@edwardbutka4750 2 ай бұрын

The liver is the most nutritionally dense part of most animals.

@outofthetrash5925 2 ай бұрын

Very fatty and nutrient dense. Or there is the possibility of Orca pods just being so prolific at hunting, where food is so easy to obtain that they simply eat based on taste like many humans do. I suspect the former but you never know. And one could be the result of the other making both true.

@markimusmaximus7870 2 ай бұрын

Shark froi gras

@61woody 2 ай бұрын

@@edwardbutka4750 Bingo!

@GIBBO4182 2 ай бұрын

It’s no shock that a fully grown whale can kill an 8 foot shark

@anthonyhernandez3569 2 ай бұрын

Orcas are essentially dolphins and not whales. They are highly intelligent.

@goodfortune4317 2 ай бұрын

@@anthonyhernandez3569 all dolphins are whales. specifically toothed whales. so Orcas are indeed whales.

@danielvelascopayan1432 2 ай бұрын

True whales have no teeth.

@MrJhuncon 2 ай бұрын

Orcas are both dolphins and whales.

@lukestoloff2213 2 ай бұрын

@@danielvelascopayan1432sperm whales are literally called toothed whales🤣🤣

@fotoScentfx-zr6kl 2 ай бұрын

Orca is the only sea creature known to take revenge against man. And on land it’s the elephant, tiger and chihuahua. The last one is from personal experience 😂

@simonsiddique 2 ай бұрын

😄 What happened with Chihuahua?

@fotoScentfx-zr6kl 2 ай бұрын

@@simonsiddique My daughter had a Chihuahua that wouldn’t let me get close to her. One day I blocked it off in the kitchen with a toddler gate and gave my daughter so many kisses and hugs. After that the dog always came after me if I was in the same room with my daughter.😂😞

@simonsiddique 2 ай бұрын

@@fotoScentfx-zr6kl 😆That's funny!! It must regard you as its competitor!! What was your Daughter's reaction? Looking that Chihuahua Hogging all her love.

@johngladman4291 2 ай бұрын

Orcas have been eating sharks for as long as they’ve swam the waters together. The food chain is just fine.

@OkochaDzejDzej 2 ай бұрын

whoever watches animal channels knows orca is the biggest mf on the planet , top of the food chain

@CHRIS-ky5ku 2 ай бұрын

It's just a big ocean predator attacking a much smaller one, bigger great whites than this have actually been eaten by other great whites. It's just nature.

@johngladman4291 2 ай бұрын

@@OkochaDzejDzej Orcas are the humans of the ocean and then there’s everything else. They can literally take down the biggest animal that has ever existed being the blue whale. Thats an animal that should have no predators but orcas say let’s see if we can eat it.

@surabaya5927 2 ай бұрын

@OkochaDzejDzej and your point is?

@OkochaDzejDzej 2 ай бұрын

@@surabaya5927 nothing , just chatting 😕

@ChampagneAndRipple 2 ай бұрын

Best part is that humans can swim in peace around Orcas, and sharks wouldn't even try to come near them at all.

@stevenrozakis5269 2 ай бұрын

If GW’s know orcas have entered the area they ….bounce !

@JohnWinzil 2 ай бұрын

Killer whales are not safe to swim with they are dangerous to humans and unpredictable

@oblivion5390 2 ай бұрын

so great to have an apex predator as your friend

@JohnWinzil 2 ай бұрын

They are not your friend and have killed many people

@ferrfeb4111 2 ай бұрын

@@JohnWinzilyes. Human kills too many people. Be careful if you with them

@vernelledouglas1801 2 ай бұрын

Never forget that this beautiful animal is an Apex Predator and not merely what has been portrayed by Hollywood. Admire from a distance.

@B.D.E. 2 ай бұрын

They never attacked humans in the wild. Only when improsoned by Seaworld and other evil organisations. Recently, they started attacking boats. Seems they understand that humans are destroying the world.

@turbojon8117 2 ай бұрын

I agree about admiring from a distance, but they don't attack humans in the wild, as far as we know.

@TristenHernandez 2 ай бұрын

@@turbojon8117😂😂😂😂

@leonagnew895 2 ай бұрын

They're very particular about what they eat, humans aren't on their menu.

@markfox1545 2 ай бұрын

Weirdly random use of capitals.

@GenuineMongolian 2 ай бұрын

Calling it now - orcas will colonise mars before humans

@Icarus_II 2 ай бұрын

1:35 that Orca laughed after he bumped the rudder.

@j_bl_a_ze3859 2 ай бұрын

Yooooooo 😂😂😂

@27duuude1 2 ай бұрын

One part of me is like "fuck yea mammals rule" The other part of me is like "oh shit they're evolving"

@XMGi00 2 ай бұрын

Too bad, your English is devolving. 💀

@31Blaize 2 ай бұрын

Have you seen their group hunting technique for seals on ice sheets? Simultaneously genius and terrifying!

@turbojon8117 2 ай бұрын

Before long THEY'RE going to be correcting your spelling.

@TH-cl5be 2 ай бұрын

evolving ? they have been taking great whites out since their time began

@mikeoglen6848 2 ай бұрын

They're will be no escape from them, then@@turbojon8117

@rossmanwoods8709 2 ай бұрын

the reason the whales are continually surprising researchers is because the whales are smarter than the researchers

@shudson23 2 ай бұрын

White shark: i am a legend Orca: nice to meet you, myself legend killer

@northtone288 2 ай бұрын

Man- Great White- Orca Is like playing rock paper scissors.

@potatomatop9326 2 ай бұрын

That feeling when Cute kills Scary...

@udanigunarathne6693 2 ай бұрын

Soo our definition of cute and scary should be changed

@rabidgoon 2 ай бұрын

Cetaphobia: fear of whales

@yvsfofficial5329 2 ай бұрын

Cute ? Man i saw a orca while i was freediving i almost shat my pants they’re freaking huuuuge even tho they don’t pose threat they’re scary af

@boydmaddocks838 2 ай бұрын

Mate, they are NOT cute. Lords of the sea more like

@ABucc 2 ай бұрын

The mongoose and honey badger fit into that category as well.

@0LLy796 Ай бұрын

Great white: "I am the apex predator in these parts" Orca: "Were. You WERE the apex predator in these parts"

@TheMCJ2011 2 ай бұрын

Sharks a mile away: “Yo you smell that blood? Let’s go check it out.” *2 minutes later* “Oh hell naw IT’S A TRAP!!”

@nexpro6985 2 ай бұрын

Might it also indicate scarcity of the regular prey of Orcas?

@weatherstationlytovchenko4794 2 ай бұрын

There is a reduction worldwide due to over fishing but not a scarcity, another prey, the seals are even thriving in that location

@chiefbrodyrobertson2950 2 ай бұрын

The Bumi lions in Africa have been documented killing adult nile crocs.It was first witnessed in the early1990s due to a lack of normal prey in the area however its noted weather changes etc can effect migrations of animals

@jackwatson7323 2 ай бұрын

Mentioned in here and other orca shark attack articles the orca ate the liver of the shark, I think this actually tells us that the food source is sufficient allowing it to be picky of what it eats

@markfox1545 2 ай бұрын

No.

@joefish4466 2 ай бұрын

@@markfox1545 No. Take your head out of the sand. Very plausible that our actions are causing a food crisis for other animals. Try buying some snow crabs at a 2019 prices. So if all you ate were snow crabs, then you'll now starve or you'll be ready to eat some cat food.

@williamashurst5912 2 ай бұрын

This is Port and Starboard, Two famous Orcas on our coast off the Southern Cape of South Africa. The duo are identified as having rare and distinct collapsed dorsal fins and they are named for the nautical terms, as Port's fin collapses left and Starboard's collapses right. All types of liver are richer in vitamins and minerals than muscle meats and many fruits and vegetables. Liver contains plenty of protein, iron, and B vitamins. There is Plenty food for the Orcas here, it is certainly not a decision based on scarcity of food. I am privileged to have seen them here in Plettenberg Bay

@SayWhut276 2 ай бұрын

I have only heard of dorsal fins collapsing during captivity. Has this happened in the wild or are they released Orca?

@nathd1748 2 ай бұрын

@SayWhut276 My guess is they are released Orca but nobody is owning up to it.

@sansebastiansj 2 ай бұрын

@@SayWhut276 I don't think realased orcas would have so much skill in hunting, let alone sharks. It may depend on whether they were captive bred or caught and then released again. Their dorsal fin bends or weakens mainly due to injuries or sickness. So it is possible in the wild and not only in capticity.

@damiandorado4986 2 ай бұрын

@@SayWhut276they are wild orcas

@damiandorado4986 2 ай бұрын

@@nathd1748they are wild orcas

@juve96 2 ай бұрын

I've read the accounts of many online experts of the KZfaq comment section that Orcas can only do damage to a GWS when in a pod and a solo Orca would never dare. 🤣🤣

@user-os6dx1cz6s 2 ай бұрын

That's odd man I've never read that I never heard of it a great white shark with stand absolutely no chance against a solo or a loan orca give me a break dude they do not need their time to take out a f****** shark

@vinniedixon1140 2 ай бұрын

An 8 feet long GWS is no problem for a solo attack but a GWS twice the size will need more than one orca to kill it. Orcas are intelligent enough to realise when prey of a bigger size requires more of them to kill it like they do with whales bigger than the orcas themselves hence why they're known as the wolves of the ocean that they hunt in packs.

@juve96 2 ай бұрын

@@vinniedixon1140 Ok!! Expert!!

@sudharsansuresh1452 2 ай бұрын

Now, that's how you audition for a solo movie

@obstinatehammer7113 2 ай бұрын

That was Starboard, the name of the orca. Usually, he is with Port, another male orca which also has a bent dorsal fin. They were named Port and Starboard because one of their dorsal fins flops over to the left and the other to the right. The boys are most proficient in killing sharks.

@kathleenb_ 2 ай бұрын

Why is it bent since they're in the wild? I thought their dorsals only bent when in captivity?

@obstinatehammer7113 2 ай бұрын

@@kathleenb_ It happens in the wild too but at a low rate. All captive males have a partial or fully collapsed dorsal fin.

@TheKilopoo 2 ай бұрын

One theory is that it results from a mostly sedentary (by orca standards) lifestyle, so it might be that these guys are such proficient shark killers that they don’t have to travel far and generally live pretty lazy lives

@pedroruiz3943 2 ай бұрын

The irony that the boat that hunts the great white shark in Peter Benchley's novel Jaws was named Orca.

@MrXavi67 2 ай бұрын

For a reason, not irony.

@pedroruiz3943 2 ай бұрын

@@MrXavi67 , yes, in the novel. For this documented episode, irony.

@cholze9146 Ай бұрын

Orca has like full meal for a single hunt, then he’s like “nah, I’ll hunt 3 more just for liver”.

@entertexthere1127 2 ай бұрын

Great White: I own the ocean. No one can stop me. Killer Whale: It's Free Real Estate ;)

@notanymore9471 2 ай бұрын

I don’t think this is rare just because it was caught on camera. Orcas have been known to do this for a long time.

@dennisgoatimer1079 2 ай бұрын

A solo kill is uncommon but I'm sure it happens a decent amount of times without the camera

@tylerdurden3722 2 ай бұрын

All known kills have been solo...it's the eating of the liver part thats not usually so@@dennisgoatimer1079

@killereverb3928 2 ай бұрын

True.

@HulkVahkiin 2 ай бұрын

You don't really see a Solo Orca hunting a Great White Shark, this is rare nice footage.

@robertmartinjr.4537 2 ай бұрын

You don't normally see it but a typical orca can body a typical great white. Orcas are bigger much larger by several tons and longer too.

@HulkVahkiin 2 ай бұрын

@@robertmartinjr.4537 I don't see the relevance, but sure, thanks, captain obvious, lol.

@robertmartinjr.4537 2 ай бұрын

@HulkVahkiin you gave off the vibes like great like orcas couldn't solo a great white. You are welcome Commander Vague🤣

@HulkVahkiin 2 ай бұрын

@@robertmartinjr.4537 Vague? LOL! My statement, my point was clear cut - you don't often see a solo Orca hunting a Great White, and this was rare footage; it literally is not clearer than that. The only reason why I gave those vibes is because you clearly spend too much time as a netizen debating 'animal warfare' no better than those comic book nerds on the internet arguing Superman vs Batman.

@robertmartinjr.4537 2 ай бұрын

@HulkVahkiin calm down bro it isn't serious. Take some calm down meds and take a deep breath 🤣

@AceFaceRecords 2 ай бұрын

Why are we still looking at a recording as if it's been filmed with a Nokia 3210?

@JimmyKim-fb1ji 2 ай бұрын

They on a budget lol

@bigmock141 2 ай бұрын

Marine grade equipment are very expensive

@gnehzeey 2 ай бұрын

orca：“there aren’t many tunas left from all the sushi munching by humans! What’s our choice but turning on the sharks?”

@thewhitbyphotographer 2 ай бұрын

Out of everything Ive learnt about Orca's, the most fascinating fact, for me at least, is that they have never killed a Human. Obviously they killed people who kept orcas in swimming pools, but they aren't really humans.

@michaelme1548 2 ай бұрын

We don’t know that orcas in the wild have never killed a human. We don’t a documented occurrence of it happening.

@collectivepodcast219 2 ай бұрын

People understand that this is a normal thing right? Great White Sharks are really no match for a Orca. Everything in the ocean is food for an Orca.

@Notyourbusiness266 2 ай бұрын

except for sperm whales

@cranjismcbasketball2565 2 ай бұрын

Jaws: "Finally, a worthy opponent".

@wardad5628 2 ай бұрын

LOL Reporters when someone catches something on video: Orcas are now starting to hunt and eat great Whites.

@mh-ht2fp 2 ай бұрын

"Killer whale Kills". Wow, you don't say?

@Krytern 2 ай бұрын

For the first time on it's own against a shark and not in a group, even on camera. Context is important, not too smart are you?

@ryand141 2 ай бұрын

With absolutely zero footage.

@yc_030 2 ай бұрын

When you can afford a boat but only a 240p camera

@AETHL 2 ай бұрын

Whenever i watch BBC content i like to pretend its all satire like i'm watching "the onion"

@alexarroyo2445 2 ай бұрын

Orcas are incredibly intelligent apex predators. What makes them really intelligent is that they don't hunt or go after humans because they know they're not pray where often sharks mistake humans surfing for seals. All around magnificent animals.

@Krytern 2 ай бұрын

Well an orca is a mammal while a shark is just a fish. I don't think there are any fish with any intelligence as far as I know.

@alexarroyo2445 2 ай бұрын

@Krytern actually sharks, especially great whites, are very intelligent fish as well. Look it up.

@honeybadger9425 2 ай бұрын

It’s rare but they can be unpredictable there has been a few Orca trainers at Aquariums and things who have been killed or attacked by them. Most of them look like the Orca just randomly decided to play with the person and drag them around like a toy so they drowned rather than frenzied but still that’s horrific for a fragile human body. I guess it like us when pick up an insect kinda hard not to break them

@GrabbaBeer 2 ай бұрын

That’s wrong. Orcas don’t hunt or eat us because they choose not to with their intelligence. Sharks know we are prey and know exactly what we are. They have senses stronger than a bomb sniffing dog. The only difference is great whites just don’t care if we’re human or not. They will consume us when they choose to. There is no mistaken identity. That is a myth created by conservationists to prevent hunting out of fear.

@embreis2257 2 ай бұрын

echolocation seems to help greatly in making out if something is the kind of food you have on your menu. sharks must use other senses and make mistakes sometimes.

@CryptoCryoto 2 ай бұрын

Next week on the BBC a lion eats a zebra!😂

@dinomijatovic3921 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha! But in the particular African bush which will affect food chain and it will be forbidden to watch if younger than 15 years

@GA-ik6pi 2 ай бұрын

The food chain just changed 😂

@lilsheepie 2 ай бұрын

Plot twist: Orcas just wanted to show the great white shark who's the real 'killer' whale in town! 🦈🤣

@Bustergonad81 2 ай бұрын

Orcas are the apex predator of the oceans. Highly intelligent mammal against a fish. No contest

@killereverb3928 2 ай бұрын

Word.

@damienkearns3654 2 ай бұрын

He was some expert to question 🙄 Orcas don't eat the entire shark, they're only interested in eating their liver. Livers make up about a third of a sharks’ body weight and are rich in a nutritious oil called squalene, making them highly appealing to orcas. That one liver may sustain an orca for one whole day. Source: Scientific American

@embreis2257 2 ай бұрын

0:56 what a poor and laughable answer for a _Marine mammal scientist_ . he 'suspects...'? as if the reasons are still unclear why they go for the liver.

@baggyobeast 2 ай бұрын

Bbc is a joke and only held in hi esteem by morons... So 85% of the uk

@TheBigMarMar 2 ай бұрын

*Orca:* Everything and I mean EVERYTHING is on the menu!!!

@raidermanic872 2 ай бұрын

If I could come back as any sea creature it would definitely be an Orca.

@zhenkuratski2219 2 ай бұрын

Orcas be like: "Look at me! I'm the apex predator now."

@ArabicReja973 2 ай бұрын

The Chinese 🇨🇳 are known for commercial shark finning by: - chopping off shark fins for soup, - throwing it back into the water, and - letting them die.

@B.D.E. 2 ай бұрын

awful culture

@dannydaghavarian9185 2 ай бұрын

Are you suggesting that killer whales are Chinese?

@AhmetTekin101 2 ай бұрын

@@dannydaghavarian9185The Chinese are much much worse!

@AhmetTekin101 2 ай бұрын

@@dannydaghavarian9185The Chinese are much much worse than the Osca.

@AhmetTekin101 2 ай бұрын

@@dannydaghavarian9185The Chinese killed about 73 million sharks per year for their soup.

@Marvelous404 2 ай бұрын

Killer whale learned it from Hannibal Lecter. 💀

@3912James 2 ай бұрын

Killer Whale: Think I can't kill you without my POSSE?!!!!!

@accnoufal 2 ай бұрын

Someone eating food and scientists fascinating😂

@dinomijatovic3921 2 ай бұрын

Haha! Aaannnd seriously concerned how this will affect food chain! Oh bless

@sg9062 2 ай бұрын

"Every shark look impressive before they fight me" - Jon The Orca Jones

@FGTRTD24 2 ай бұрын

*Great White turns head* “Huh? What was that?” *Orca* 👁️🫦👁️

@itsme3550 2 ай бұрын

I love how orcas are the apex of the sea and they recognise apex of the land hence why there are rarely any orca attacks on humans. Orcas are so intelligent

@StoneCoolds 2 ай бұрын

The shark: why im hearing Boss music when im the boss?

@patmer2087 2 ай бұрын

Im guessing the Orca’s see the boats as escape routes for their prey that’s why they’re attacking them. You know, humans go “Aww the cute thing escaped on my boat!” Meanwhile the orca’s probably pissed it wasted so much energy only for its prey to escape on a boat?🤷‍♂️😅

@neilrobinson5115 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a dolphin from a distance,but close up you can tell it’s a great white

@ChristianC-gy1ym 2 ай бұрын

Poorly written script. 0:15 "how a shark eating orcas" So is the shark eating orcas? Or is it a shark-eating orca? Not enough brain cells in that studio

@korndawggy1801 2 ай бұрын

The Orca would like some Fava beans with that.😂

@xyzblue4563 2 ай бұрын

They sold me the wrong apex predator growing up

@neilzinn8145 2 ай бұрын

Remember there was a dead orca killed by Jaws in the movie? They got it backwards.

@user-jn1md9xm4b 2 ай бұрын

More or less... Shark: "I'm the Big White !" Orca: "Hold my 🍺"

@ReviewBoard-uy5nv 2 ай бұрын

Orcas have evolved. They started overturning boats too. They also know how to hunt seals and birds on the shore and return to the water without beaching themselves.

@kobrapromotions 2 ай бұрын

"Coming up; Solo catamaran eats orca, breaking story at 5"

@mondop5270 2 ай бұрын

Theyve presumed this is an ancient event that happens occassionally for centuries

@user-un1bs9lo7v 2 ай бұрын

Thats what a real apex predator looks like

@drbobbyhill 2 ай бұрын

Great White Shark: Why do I hear Boss Music?

@teawithlecree5328 2 ай бұрын

Just when the Great White Sharks started to return to South African coastlines... They were few and far between when the Orcas first came because they swam and hid away closer to Australia. They have only recently been spotted again around SA and now the Orcas are hunting them again. Very interesting and scary!

@jjasper7512 2 ай бұрын

Not as insane as the Disney queens episode where a 60 year old grandmother orca takes down a big white shark in seconds then feeds her family! Which is surely a teaching moment for the younger orcas, stunning footage.

@killereverb3928 2 ай бұрын

Bingo! You are so correct! That is incredible stuff. In Cali

@saulwest8254 2 ай бұрын

Sharks only chance against an Orca is to out dive it.

@Anonymous-cn6zl 2 ай бұрын

Humans: There is god, and he is good and loving. God: I'll make the creatures of the planet earth kill each other when they become hungry.

@DexterHaven 2 ай бұрын

The video of the attack shows the orca hit the shark like a speeding train, so it is shocked first and bit, totally stunned. That takes the fight out of it fast.