Orca Hunt Seven Gill Sharks | Orca vs. Great White

Off the coast of New Zealand Orca are hunt and kill Seven Gill Sharks, much like the Orca off the coast of South Africa. How do these pack hunters work together to hunt and kill sharks?

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Orca Hunt Seven Gill Sharks | Orca vs. Great White

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[jonwong]

Intelligence of a dolphin, size of a whale and a hunting instinct of a shark. Orcas are definitely one of the most remarkable creatures on the planet.

[oliverhwd]

Orca’s are the pinnacle of natural evolution. No animal that’s ever lived in the waters could ever out think or out muscle a pod of Orca. I’ve been lucky enough to see Orca up close and they’re the most breathtaking animal on earth. We must do all we can to make sure they continue to live in our waters for as long as nature allows them to.

[SSS-iemh]

I am fascinated by orcas. How can something so cute be so terrifying.

[umar-s]

People - “Shark!!”
Sharks - “Orca!!”
Orcas - “😴”

[mudshovel]

Their culture is adapting all over the world. It’s like a few did it, told the others, and now shark liver is gaining in popularity all over the global orca population.

[jenniferwebb]

We used to have a whole colony of seven gills at a popular dive site in SA but they haven't been seen there in a few years because of the orcas. Also no great whites in Cape Town for a while

[REDLINEWD.]

"Killer whales don't harm humans"

because they don't know where our livers are....yet.

[MrUnit]

So they actually know where the liver is? I don’t even know where my liver is.

EDIT: Now, four months later, I think I know where my liver is located. It’s underneath your diaphragm, on top of the stomach 😄👏👏👏👏 (don’t know if it’s the same for girls, , , ,
So now I know where to chew.

[AzlianaLyana]

As always, teamwork and strategy makes killer whales one of top predators in the sea. 👍

[VatoZ]

Orcas just one of the coolest animals on earth. They're so impressive

[jackcarterog]

Orcas are truly fascinating creatures. They are incredibly intelligent and far less deadly to humans than even dolphins

[FreeAssange_]

That shark defending itself was like my little sister arguing about the remote control.

[terabit.]

2:08 That frozen look in the eyes of the sharks says it all. How it feels when other do an instant operation on you and steal your liver. LOL :P

[cfairfax]

Amazing how something so beautiful can turn into to ultimate hunting machine! Magnificent animals.

[hit]

respect for the seven gill shark he is no pushover

[udontknowmyname]

The fact that they know how powerful they are. If there's a next life in a living form, I would love to be an orca

[treymendus]

Ingrid says the orcas are developing some "disturbing" hunting habits, but what's just as "disturbing" is ingrid's admiration for how the orcas rip the dorsal fin off the sharks 😂

[jamesspencer]

What a great video, Thank you for this!!

[croatiansensation]

We can all just pray they never look at humans as a food source... these incredible animals are so intelligent and cooperative, and so in tune with nature that is it just astonishing.

[aamirrazak]

Orcas are truly intelligent and amazing animals. It’s sad the sharks are dying for them just to get the livers tho