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Orcas killing fully grown adult Great White Sharks

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( This post was last modified: 08-16-2019, 12:35 PM by Rishi )

(08-16-2019, 08:35 AM)chaos Wrote: For clarification purposes Orcas, are known as the " wolves of the sea " because they hunt the largest animals in the world. Blue whales, Grey whales and Sperm whales.
 All creatures large and small are on the menu. No sharks eat Killer whales, but Killer whales obviously eat all sharks. Game, set, match. These are facts

No, he's saying that Orcas only do it in packs... their lone hunts comprise of smaller kills. 
Size of the larger prey compared to the predator's own, is apparently higher fo the sharks.

(08-16-2019, 07:21 AM)Megalodon Wrote: 1) I guarantee you guys, I can show you data and accounts of tigers killing Brown bears that you've never seen before. I have plenty of scientific data/studies which shows that in some months, bears make up a LARGE SIGNIFICANT portion of the tigers diet. Primarily in the summer months. In fact, one male tiger was even observed and documented to habitually kill and eat Brown bears more than anything else during the summer months. Summer is the time when bears are at their largest and strongest, and that still doesn't stop the tiger from hunting them. If you wanna see the accounts/studies, then I can post them if you want?...

Also, its not a "Tiger-Brown bear claim" of mine. What I stated is an established FACT. I have the evidence and accounts. I'm not just making empty claims.

That'd be great. Please present said evidence (not this thread)... but until then, hold the claims.

Now let me jot down your main arguments:
  • A 10 feet White is either not a full adult, or is a small specimen.
-> Accepted for sake of argument.
  • Never seen nor heard of a lone Orca ever attacking any huge animal, anywhere near 2 tonnes, like white sharks habitually hunt and kill. 
-> Apparently true.
  • White jaws extend out of its mouth, allowing it to take a much bigger bite out of an animal. - The Orca's teeth requir it to grip, tug and then tears, and the Great white's saw-teeth easily chomp off a chunk of meat/flesh with one single bite! - Thats far more devastating...
-> Accepted.
  • ...enough to negate almost double sized Orca's 3-5 ton weight (& therefore strength) advantage.
-> Evidence?
  • Orcas only prevail because of numerical superiority. Individually a (large) White would be more than a match for a single Orca.
-> Evidence? Examples?
  • Its a confirmed fact that there's not a single account ever recorded, of a lone Orca even attacking an adult white shark, let alone killing one.
-> Exactly same goes for Whites achieving the same with one lone Orca.
  • Orca's only dominate over Great whites because they run in packs. 
-> Evidence? Example?

Quote:Even Dr Ingrid Visser - who's the worlds No.1 top leading Orca expert/authority - stated that when Orca's hunt even the small species of sharks, they're VERY CAUTIOUS and careful about how they do it, because they know just one bite from even a small sharks jaws, can cause bad damage.

Goes without saying, given their more tender skin.
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RE: Orcas killing fully grown adult Great White Sharks - Rishi - 08-16-2019, 10:31 AM
Great White Shark & Orca - Megalodon - 08-15-2019, 05:11 AM
RE: Great White Shark vs Orca - Rishi - 08-15-2019, 09:53 AM



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