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(06-29-2023, 12:53 AM)Spalea Wrote: A leviathan (sperm whales) surrounded by numerous sharks of all sizes, and among them some megalodons. Of course Megalodon was an apex predator but being no sure how big it really was, we cannot know to what extent it was it, an apex predator (weighing 65 tons) crushing the concurrency, or an apex predator (weighing 20-25 tons) sharing its ascendancy with an other one. How its dimensions can be extrapoled only by analysing some teeth ? The mystery remains...
I saw that video a year ago.
That Leviathan was capable to annihilate multiple large male Megs, but eventually it got finished off by a huge female Meg.
But it was still a close call as the female Meg triumphed with its pre-emptive attack.
BTW, a very plausible hypothetical scenario, very likely occurred during the prehistoric era.
There's no way that a single Leviathan would be able to defeat multiple large male megalodon's. That video is highly unrealistic and ridiculous. Leviathan was just an ancient sperm whale with much larger teeth and more predatory, but would be no match for an adult megalodon. The megalodon was larger, more powerful and more lethally equipped for killing than any other ocean predator ever.
IMHO, the only way the Leviathan whale would stand a chance, is if a whole pod attacked a single megalodon.
I have a question... according to the general consensus of the worlds foremost marine predator experts, researchers and paleontologists, nothing in the ocean could have taken on a megalodon, nothing could have challenged it, so why do you think they say this?
You might find maybe one expert who thinks a Leviathan may stand a chance or being capable of defeating a megalodon, but the vast majority of the worlds marine predator experts adamantly state that the megalodon was the undisputed apex predator and ruler of the prehistoric ocean and could have killed anything it wanted to. Recent scientific research also shows this.
The Leviathan (Livyatan Melvillei) doesn't get mentioned by the experts (even in documentaries) for a good reason. Only on animal forums do posters mention the Leviathan to be a "worthy opponent" for a megalodon. Why?
@Alert Fanboy, @Alert Fanboy. Another fanboy who confuses Megalodon with Godzilla... .
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