A team of scientists observed a solo orca killing and then devouring the liver of a great white shark off the coast of South Africa.
In a new first, a team of scientists observed a lone orca killing a great white shark off the coast of South Africa.According to the report — which also featured video of the unprecedented attack — the adult orca, named Starboard , sped toward the juvenile shark and tore off its left pectoral fin, “eventually eviscerating it.”The orca devoured the shark’s liver, but not before he paraded around the meal like a prize, researchers said.
Not only that, but experts also fear the orca-on-shark violence may have real, ecological consequences for the marine life around South Africa. Scientists maintain, however, that more research is needed to fully understand the orca’s solo hunting of large prey, as well as its impact on the environment.A map showing where the killer whale’s solo predation was observed by two boats in Mossell Bay, South Africa in June 2023.Story continues below advertisement
Scientists have said the orcas around South Africa have been able to extract the shark livers with near-surgical precision.
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