Orca Caught on Film Absolutely Destroying a Great White Shark

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Published 2024-06-15
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Orcas are eating the livers of great white sharks. But why do orcas only eat shark liver? How are killer whales able to extract the liver with surgical precision? How do we know some killer whales only eat shark livers? A marine biologist explains.

00:00 - KPassionate
00:49 - How Many Types of Orca Are There?
01:56 - Orcas Eat Shark Livers
03:34 - Port and Starboard Killer Whales
04:55 - Orca Kills Great White Shark
06:45 - Are Sharks Scared of Orcas
07:43 - Why Do Orcas Eat Shark Liver?

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Offshore orcas live out in the deep waters of the North Pacific where studying them is challenging. Necropsies on killer whale carcasses provided the first clues that these orcas preyed on sharks. This was confirmed when a group of researchers encountered a pod of offshore killer whales near the islands of Haida Gwaii. Chunks of tissue began rising to the surface along with a sheen of oil. Researchers collected as many samples as they could and found the tissue and oil came from shark livers.

On the other side of the world, a pod of killer whales showed up in False Bay, South Africa. Up until 2015, False Bay was known for its large population of great white sharks who were world famous for attacking fur seals with enough force and explosive energy to throw their entire bodies out of the water. Until the killer whales showed up. Specifically, the killer whale brothers Port and Starboard. Shortly after these Port and Starboard killer whales appeared, great white sharks began washing ashore with their livers seemingly surgically removed.

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All Comments (21)
  • @doncoileohm
    So could clearing a swimming beach of sharks be as simple as the playing orca sounds?
  • @Marss13z
    Retired marine biologist here. That was as informative and interesting an introduction as I've ever heard. Well done. Editing is excellent. Subscribed!
  • @JohnSmith-ct5jd
    Great White Shark: I am the deadliest predator in the sea. Orca: Hold my shark liver!
  • @redtesta
    I saw that video a few days ago, that was like a freight train that hit that great white. Insane. People need to understand also how SMART and how BIG Orcas are.
  • @KassKat519
    Starboard swimming away with the shark liver like a little girl skipping down the sidewalk with an ice cream 🍦☺️
  • @boogles7602
    Everybody's a gangsta until a pod of orcas roll up. Absolute boss.
  • @jonrosa2216
    I just started looking up info about orcas out of curiosity and now I'm glued to your videos about killer whales
  • @Mae-hx2ml
    My guess why no Orca has predated upon a human is because they can tell we are boney and some of us have rotting livers.
  • @kath1626
    I love Orcas, they're hands down the most fascinating creatures on the planet. ❤
  • Super interesting. I was really curious about the details when I heard about the liver thing, and am not disappointed to find out.
  • @Present4
    Kinda proud that the algorythm recommended this. ☺️
  • @vireogilvus
    I was extremely fortunate to be one of the handful of folks working on Southeast Farallon Island in 1997 when the first documented Orca on White Shark predation event occurred. This pod must not have been terribly experienced with what to do with it, as one the Orca swam around with the shark for quite a while before evisceration. I actually scooped up a piece of that liver with my hand for biopsy, and that hand stank for a week! This also was the first time that all the sharks vacating the area was recorded. At the time, nobody really had any notion that such an interaction was possible, so it's been really exciting to see all the theories play out (some supported very well - using tonic immobility; others not so much - at the time we thought maybe the desertion of the island by the sharks was due to competitive displacement) and all the knowledge and documentation that has followed since then.
  • @neilcook4686
    As always, cheers for a great video 😊🦈👍🏻🦭👍🏻🐬👍🏻🐋👍🏻
  • @nikitorres6852
    I will never NOT be blown away by the sound of the orca slamming into that shark. It literally sounds like a truck crashing into a wall.
  • @djnodj
    Incredible video! Both scientific and entertaining! No hype, no filler, LOVE IT!! How in the world did Orcas discover Tonic Immobilisation? I know they are incredibly intelligent and teach each other, but that is mind boggling.... Subscribed and looking forward to more!!!
  • @davidevans5961
    I was scuba diving in the Pacific Northwest off the coast of Vancouver Island when a pod of orcas came through. A young orca started to swim near me but was cut off by a large male, who "pinged" me underwater. The clicks and whistles were quite loud, but what surprised me the most was that I could feel the sound of the orca... in my bones. I guess that the soft tissues of my body, being mostly water, just passed the sound through. But my bones? I could feel them vibrate. Strangest, most amazing sensation I have ever experienced. I was never frightened at all. The experience was beautiful. They just were checking me out. I got a huge tattoo of an orca following the experience. Amazing and beautiful animals.