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Orca attacking a strap-toothed beaked whale. Orcas also prey on larger species such as sperm whales, grey whales, humpback whales and minke whales. [84] [40] On three separate occasions in 2019 orcas were recorded to have killed blue whales off the south coast of Western Australia, including an estimated 18–22-meter (59–72 ft) individual. [89]
If the killer whale pod is large, its members may sometimes be able to kill adult female sperm whales and can at least injure an entire pod of sperm whales. [199] [200] Bulls have no predators, and are believed to be too large, powerful and aggressive to be threatened by killer whales. [201]
An attack on a strap-toothed whale. Orcas are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. [1] In captivity, there have been several non-fatal and four fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s. [2]
Suddenly, the whale watchers saw a “large dark bubble” of something reddish brown erupt from around the sperm whales, and an orca surfaced with a chunk of meat in its mouth. The video shows ...
False killer whale breaching. The false killer whale is an apex predator, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters. [32] [33] Generally, the false killer whale targets a wide array of squid and fish of various sizes during daylight hours. [9] [34] They typically target large species of fish, such as mahi-mahi, wahoo and tuna.
It might have been a sperm whale [2] [7] [8] [9] or an unusually large orca. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Identification as a sperm whale is supported by its size, lengthy lifespan and temperament. [ 8 ] On the other hand, identification as an orca is supported by its geographical location, since true whales rarely venture into the waters which Porphyrios is ...
Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one known species: L. melvillei.The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea monster Leviathan, and the species name by Herman Melville, the author of the famous novel Moby-Dick about a white bull sperm whale.
Sperm whales can produce a single calf every five to seven years. In waters around Dominica and elsewhere, sperm whales have been hit by ships, entangled in fishing gear and affected by ...