Orca Caught on Film Absolutely Destroying a Great White Shark

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Orcas are eating the livers of great white sharks. But why do orcas only eat shark liver? How are killer whales able to extract the liver with surgical precision? How do we know some killer whales only eat shark livers? A marine biologist explains.

00:00 - KPassionate
00:49 - How Many Types of Orca Are There?
01:56 - Orcas Eat Shark Livers
03:34 - Port and Starboard Killer Whales
04:55 - Orca Kills Great White Shark
06:45 - Are Sharks Scared of Orcas
07:43 - Why Do Orcas Eat Shark Liver?

Learn more about orcas!

Offshore orcas live out in the deep waters of the North Pacific where studying them is challenging. Necropsies on killer whale carcasses provided the first clues that these orcas preyed on sharks. This was confirmed when a group of researchers encountered a pod of offshore killer whales near the islands of Haida Gwaii. Chunks of tissue began rising to the surface along with a sheen of oil. Researchers collected as many samples as they could and found the tissue and oil came from shark livers.

On the other side of the world, a pod of killer whales showed up in False Bay, South Africa. Up until 2015, False Bay was known for its large population of great white sharks who were world famous for attacking fur seals with enough force and explosive energy to throw their entire bodies out of the water. Until the killer whales showed up. Specifically, the killer whale brothers Port and Starboard. Shortly after these Port and Starboard killer whales appeared, great white sharks began washing ashore with their livers seemingly surgically removed.

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[KPassionate]

Learn more about these incredible animals!

[WilloPR]

"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." -Orcas

[StrangeWayfarings]

I was scuba diving in the Pacific Northwest off the coast of Vancouver Island when a pod of orcas came through. A young orca started to swim near me but was cut off by a large male, who "pinged" me underwater. The clicks and whistles were quite loud, but what surprised me the most was that I could feel the sound of the orca... in my bones. I guess that the soft tissues of my body, being mostly water, just passed the sound through. But my bones? I could feel them vibrate. Strangest, most amazing sensation I have ever experienced. I was never frightened at all. The experience was beautiful. They just were checking me out. I got a huge tattoo of an orca following the experience. Amazing and beautiful animals.

[doncoileohm]

So could clearing a swimming beach of sharks be as simple as the playing orca sounds?

[Marssz]

Retired marine biologist here. That was as informative and interesting an introduction as I've ever heard. Well done. Editing is excellent. Subscribed!

[runplatypus]

Dove 3, 000 feet and went to Hawaii. That's fear right there. 😂

[watchmanschannelofdespair]

Ironically, the theme from _Jaws_ is what sharks hear whenever Orcas come around.

[primaryesthethicinstincts]

This is the only video that actually explains the behaviour. 👍

[boogles]

Everybody's a gangsta until a pod of orcas roll up.

Absolute boss.

[JohnSmith-ctjd]

Great White Shark: I am the deadliest predator in the sea.

Orca: Hold my shark liver!

[david]

THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ONLY PERSON TO EVER TELL PEOPLE THAT THE SHARK LIVER IS HUGE NO OTHER VIDEO HAS EVER EXPLAINED THAT

[Blue_Octopus_Press]

Finally a video from a professional and not a hype surfer

[redtesta]

I saw that video a few days ago, that was like a freight train that hit that great white. Insane. People need to understand also how SMART and how BIG Orcas are.

[vireogilvus]

I was extremely fortunate to be one of the handful of folks working on Southeast Farallon Island in 1997 when the first documented Orca on White Shark predation event occurred. This pod must not have been terribly experienced with what to do with it, as one the Orca swam around with the shark for quite a while before evisceration. I actually scooped up a piece of that liver with my hand for biopsy, and that hand stank for a week! This also was the first time that all the sharks vacating the area was recorded. At the time, nobody really had any notion that such an interaction was possible, so it's been really exciting to see all the theories play out (some supported very well - using tonic immobility; others not so much - at the time we thought maybe the desertion of the island by the sharks was due to competitive displacement) and all the knowledge and documentation that has followed since then.

[CK-woly]

Yup! I can confirm. I went to Cape Town and went shark cage diving around 2019. It was incredible. Saw 14 sharks over about 2 hours. Went again 2 years later. We were told the bad news, Orcas were hunting the sharks and drove them away. Had never happened in Cape Town which is famous for its sharks. However we still went on the tour as there were copper sharks, who may not be quite as big as the great whites but were more aggressive and put on quite a show going for the bait.

[linguo]

I never thought ANYTHING could make a great white hide in fear! Great video Nerdy Blake Lively. liked and subbed!

[KassKat]

Starboard swimming away with the shark liver like a little girl skipping down the sidewalk with an ice cream 🍦☺️

[Mae-hxml]

My guess why no Orca has predated upon a human is because they can tell we are boney and some of us have rotting livers.

[neilcook]

As always, cheers for a great video 😊🦈👍🏻🦭👍🏻🐬👍🏻🐋👍🏻

[Orcasrule]

Most fascinating animal in the ocean by far. My favorite pod is in Antarctica. They use “wave washing” techniques to get seals off the ice. Once the iceberg is broken they catch the seals in water. Orcas can get up to around 30 feet long. But what’s remarkable is they’re intelligent to realize humans are not food or a threat. Hundreds of years ago orcas used to hunt wales alongside fishermen