The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...
For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...
Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...
This event is part of a series of documented encounters between orcas and whale sharks in the southern Gulf of California.
Orcas in the Gulf of California hunt whale sharks using advanced techniques. This highlights the need for conservation ...
Interestingly, while the lipid-rich livers are thought to be the primary target of these attacks, there was no photographic ...
A male orca named Moctezuma participated in three out of the four documented attacks between 2018 and 2024 in the Gulf of ...
Orcas off the coast of Mexico have devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks, and marine scientists have ...
Orcas’ physiology should hamper their ability to catch whale sharks. “They have lungs,” says Pancaldi. The whale shark, with gills, can do infinite lurks and dive 2,000 meters deep, while its mammal ...
A pod of killer whales has developed "unique" skills to hunt the world’s biggest fish. The orcas have been spotted in the ...
Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.
The orca attacks appear to be led by a large adult male, suggesting that he may be leading the charge on this predatory ...