Killer whales caught on camera hunting, catching great white shark

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As part of a new study published by the Ecological Society of America’s journal, scientists have released drone footage confirming that orca whales do hunt and kill great white sharks. The video, which was recorded on May 16, shows a pod of killer whales chasing a great white shark - a fellow apex predator - during an hour-log hunt near Mossel Bay, on the Southern Cape of South Africa.
There are five orcas in the pod. They collaborated in pursuit of the shark, who tried to swim in tight circles to dodge the whales. Eventually, the great white shark was mauled and presumably eaten by the orcas. In their report, the scientists claimed three other great white sharks may have also been killed during the hunt.
Scientists claimed the unprecedented drone footage has provided insight into how orcas pursue, capture and incapacitate large prey like sharks. The evasive tactics of the great white shark have also been studied. There is not a known reason as to why the orcas attacked the shark.
The research team is now attempting to determine if “cultural transmission,” or the ability to learn and share information with one another, is occurring between the whales.
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