Killer whale hunts and eats great white shark | BBC News

[@juice6521]

When you're a shark and YOU start hearing the Jaws theme.

[@BodaciousWickerman]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@02WIFE]

😂

[@thetoughgroup]

😂

[@MrFas__]

LOOL

[@snarkxmaiden]

Surely it'd be the Free Willy theme

[@bigdawgpelchee5413]

This is why you don’t lock an Apex Predator in Sea World

[@Krytern]

Why not? I don't see them killing great whites in Sea World.

[@timnorris6287]

But as the true apex predator you can

[@Murderoreo1]

Let my species out of slavery!!!

[@danwelterweight4137]

Absolutely agree with you. But human greed has no bonds or moral floor.

[@bigdawgpelchee5413]

@@timnorris6287 you’re definitely not Apex at anything my brotha. Maybe Apex Doughnut eater

[@stephenfogle319]

"Why would the orca eat the liver," Orca- "tastes like chicken ."

[@janinebarron2691]

🤣

[@akiraasmr3002]

Shark Foie gras

[@fabiomgm1293]

It tastes like fish.

[@hdavv]

😂😂😂😂 brilliant

[@hardlessons9732]

Vampires 😂

[@supernotnatural]

"Every shark has a plan till they encounter a orca" - Tyson The Orca

[@VJNAT]

ha ha

[@soey.carter4126]

Sign the contract

[@dhanurs8085]

😂😂😂

[@tbone3972]

Encounter “an” orca. “A” always follow by a consonant & “An” always follow by a vowel.

[@supernotnatural]

@@tbone3972 unless you know what next to write, I was about to write bigger one but then changed my mind to orca, see, you are not smart as you think you are. now u can stfu :)

[@tm75_88]

"Why would the orca eat the liver?" ORCA : "why would you eat ice cream?"

[@NatzTalk]

😂😂😂right?! Touché

[@enviritas9498]

Vitamin A

[@ReeisLive]

Orca was like I want a Shark Sandwich today tired of the Seal Sub and Turtle Soup.

[@DuskyVoid]

"Turtle soup" 💀

[@himalayan8315]

Shark liver sandwich bruv. They're smart enough to understand that, it's the most nutrient dense part of any animal / mammal.

[@starwars-89]

Idiot

[@embreis2257]

the thing is Orcas usually learn to hunt one species in particular. the penguin or seal hunting orca doesn't go for great whites.

[@himalayan8315]

@@embreis2257 yes, here in Aotearoa / New Zealand, they favor sting rays. 1 holds the tail while the other eats. They alternate.

[@IndoriAkshay]

Orcas are the Apex predeator

[@Strafuzz]

100%. The ones that have learnt to beach themselves to catch seals in shallow water are the most impressive.

[@Taco_Raider]

I farted all over my balls

[@verynice1192]

nope, we are.

[@Taco_Raider]

I farted all over my balls

[@JustinLHopkins]

@@verynice1192There can be more than one apex predator.

[@sukhkaur9440]

It's not called Killer for no reason

[@1funkyflyguy]

That's true!?!

[@ak241]

they are predators NOT killers! They are hunting to eat and NOT just to kill!! Call them appropriately: orcas!

[@Krytern]

@@ak241 Uh.. You are aware that you have to kill to hunt, right? They're killers.

[@ftroop2000]

​​@@ak241, they kill for fun, too. They do so often with sea lions and seals. They leave the carcass without si much as a nibble

[@winstoningram99]

​@@ak241 That's what killing is. They kill the animal, then eat it. They are killers

[@revolution4935]

Great White : I am the face of terror in these waters. Orca : I am vengeance.

[@scottgilliam8185]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@renfax3549]

ORCA IS THE GREAT BLACK SHARK

[@JK-hs6ii]

nah i feel way more sympathy for sharks orcas are the bullies of all oceans with no one standing up to them😭

[@aftereffects00]

Pilot Whale : Yo, both of y'all are straight-up losers. I could take you both out in three seconds flat, no cap.

[@Shari95]

You forgot sperm whale​@@JK-hs6ii

[@caweso8321]

Easily digestible and easy access? No, it’s the most nutrient dense part of the shark. That’s makes it even scarier that these Orcas know this fact.

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

I think they've learned that is TASTES better.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

Lots of animals know similar things re: their diet, mainly via instinct I'd imagine. No doubt orcas are ridiculously intelligent though. There's a great vid on KZbin of an orca using bait to hunt a bird in captivity.

[@maxholmgren7936]

they should hire you instead. Real talk, who are these "experts" on BBC haha, seems like they're just making assumptions

[@anndaniels3545]

They have an inate sense and have learned through the elders that the liver is nutrient- rich. The hunting skills are honed and passed down to generations. One can only imagine what is next for these extraordinary creatures, they are beyond highly inteligent, they are evolving into new orca species with even more complex hunting capabilty

[@nahidhkurdi6740]

They do not know. They only behave instinctively.

[@vinbar35]

Not sure how it will affect the ecology of the sea but both sharks and Orcas have been around for millions of years so I doubt this is a rare event. It's not as though a killer whale decided " today, I'll mostly be eating Great White Shark liver".

[@fabtins1993]

It may be that sharks weren't always a significant part of the orcas' diet. It may be a recent development. One that may wipe out or threaten the existence of Great white sharks.

[@Airhead4321]

@@fabtins1993 It's not that new. Marine biologists have been observing this behaviour for nearly a decade. Not really sure why this is news now, except for the footage.

[@OllieGrigg]

Think humans killing both species affects the ecology more

[@Krytern]

@@Airhead4321 It is news because it is the first time regular people can see it.

[@ivankulola5847]

​@fabtins1993 really? Thats what you think? For million of years, only recently have sharks become part of Orcas diet?

[@ErikTenBag]

Can't actually believe this.. blown away.. how can one man's head be so shiny?

[@thetoughgroup]

😂

[@Stoneface_]

Bruh wtf😂😂

[@tmrevenge]

It's like a mirror!

[@nelsonth]

Men bullying other men for things outside their control

[@liamrmorgans921]

He’s been using the shine-o ball-o again

[@Jimmy_Moon]

The Orca had this to say: "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti".

[@amyamyamy777]

Fafafafffaffa

[@terrencekane8203]

Silence of the Lambs, 1991.

[@Taco_Raider]

@@terrencekane8203 *1988

[@apollomemories7399]

@@terrencekane8203 Gee... really?

[@joermnyc]

That line is actually a hint that Dr. Lecter was off his meds (you can’t eat liver, fava beans, or drink red wing while on certain anti-psychotics).

[@innerspace56]

I think your average plumber knows more about orcas than these BBC employees.

[@lul6124]

Your*

[@innerspace56]

@@lul6124 fixed, much thanks.

[@rabidhoneybadger5436]

@@innerspace56😆😆😆👊

[@santiagohernandez4880]

Orca vs Jaws

[@tshepomogg983]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@twiginindo3041]

The irony of humans worrying that Orcas are disrupting the food chain is not lost on me......

[@dinomijatovic3921]

That was the peak of this stupid news indeed!

[@mik3ymomo]

Must mean new orca tax incoming.

[@tamakupe499]

I was shaking my head through the whole clip because of that comment, still kind of lost for words.

[@OKeefeist]

Honestly the concern about it affecting the food chain is ridiculous. Probably been happening for millions of years.

[@elyescherif1051]

Yea but with drones nowadays you have waaaay more footage so it may seem like it's happening more often.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

Agreed

[@OKeefeist]

@@elyescherif1051 yes true. I just say it because the media love to catastrophise everything and it’s annoying

[@gaycha6589]

It’s called food

[@BillUpya]

I agree but you can bet that there is someone out there (most likely with a large government grant of some sort) thinking “gee we better interfere with nature”. I mean, we know so much about great white sharks and orcas….

[@ramborez8139]

beach goers: orca has freed us orca: oh i wouldnt say free, more like "under new management"

[@Oldsoul759]

Titan?

[@dave-000]

😂😂😂

[@snapon666]

like the mafia taking over from the local gang

[@TheKilopoo]

Except wild orcas don’t attack humans, so you’re safe from predation while they’re around

[@dhanurs8085]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Alive4ife]

Why is the scientist talking like Orcas just learned that sharks are just another meal. The nickname is Killer Whale for a reason.

[@joseantonioparedespillaca7415]

creo que debería traducirse como asesina de ballenas, ya que la orca no es una ballena es un delfin

[@CarolC-uc7ko]

I agree with you over aĺl except for the original designation was "whale killer." it was given that name by whaling boat crews who had not seen one before and it wouĺd kill the whales.

[@jirou6228]

​@@joseantonioparedespillaca7415 because Killer Whale hunt whale to eat

[@a-walpatches6460]

@@joseantonioparedespillaca7415 Correct, it's a mistranslation of whale killer.

[@MiguelLopez-yc2rh]

Humans: Afraid when they hear Jaws theme Sharks: Afraid when they hear Free Willy theme

[@deepakdongre7712]

Great White Shark: All you creatures, hail me- the Apex Predator of the oceans. Orca: Mmmmmm, could you hold this liver for a minute.

[@erickelly4107]

Other larger Sharks prey on smaller Sharks all the time, nothing noteworthy or extraordinary here.

[@paulhellawell5920]

Are you sure its an orca, and not a very large penguin ?

[@H.K.5]

Can’t tell if this is sarcasm or you’re just that thick.

[@judyparsons1333]

Go to specsavers

[@losbastardosmtb]

Do spec savers have a better clearer video ?

[@ajorbista]

It’s just a dolphin, sized XXXXXL

[@apraew20]

​@@ajorbista 🤣

[@FlacoDepacas]

Seals: f em up Orca: hold my beer

[@rafiashraf2769]

Orca also eat seals

[@CasperFiles1969]

​@@rafiashraf2769eat is an understatement

[@aribellex]

One of those rare occasions where you can truthfully say the shark is more afraid of you than you are of it

[@seventystix6964]

But I'm not an Orca...

[@monty0289]

😂​@@seventystix6964

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

Than*

[@louise8737]

Than* not "Then"

[@MusMasi]

thats not a rare occurrence, many sharks are smaller than humans and can be afraid of humans.

[@zacharyparis]

Orca: I eat 8 foot long great whites for breakfast.

[@danielmedjedovic7068]

"There's always a bigger fish" - Qui Gon Jinn

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

But Orcas are not Fish

[@danielmedjedovic7068]

I know that

[@user-bl9fj7kf1s]

​@@YujiroHanmaaaaThere is nothing called fish. I saw on qi

[@MRroberto010]

Gojira😅

[@tigerwong9845]

Aristotle bud

[@Arthur-Gieves]

Somewhere there's a seal with a tear in his eye saying "it's finally happening boys there starting to turn on each other"

[@Musclman78TA1]

😂😂😂

[@dhanurs8085]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SpiritOfMontgomery]

One of the reasons they go specifically for the liver it’s that it’s actually more fatty than anything else. They actually don’t care for other parts of the shark!

[@lalexander7338]

Baffling how can he be an "expert" and not know that

[@edwardbutka4750]

The liver is the most nutritionally dense part of most animals.

[@outofthetrash5925]

Very fatty and nutrient dense. Or there is the possibility of Orca pods just being so prolific at hunting, where food is so easy to obtain that they simply eat based on taste like many humans do. I suspect the former but you never know. And one could be the result of the other making both true.

[@markimusmaximus7870]

Shark froi gras

[@61woody]

@@edwardbutka4750 Bingo!

[@northtone288]

Man- Great White- Orca Is like playing rock paper scissors.

[@samwhite9894]

The liver is targeted for protein, vitamins and nutrients...not because it is accessable 😂

[@keymonkey1230]

otherwise they just bite the tail off for calcium. if access is the main concern. lol!

[@austinc691]

1:03 How is this guy a marine mammal scientist without knowing animals prefer the liver due to its nutritional value? Also a shark is not a terrifying creature to the much bigger and smarter Orca. Orca's are superior in pretty much every way.

[@kalifee]

If Orcas lived on land, we'd be the ones in zoos.

[@lzl4226]

It would be..... difficult for them to build zoos because they don't have hands.....

[@chilly6470]

They don't tend to do well on land. They never get passed the beach!

[@2040Sharan]

We already have intelligent mammals on land . Lions, wolves etc do bait and pack hunt, but they are no match to humans.

[@grimseeder929]

you must be an idiot to think like that. we can make ur ''smart'' orcas a delicious soup in a sec. lol humans are god. orcas or any other animal is no match.

[@tonyg3091]

Nah, they’d still be f*cked, we are the smartest, the meanest and most cruel animals on this planet.

[@GIBBO4182]

It’s no shock that a fully grown whale can kill an 8 foot shark

[@anthonyhernandez3569]

Orcas are essentially dolphins and not whales. They are highly intelligent.

[@goodfortune4317]

@@anthonyhernandez3569 all dolphins are whales. specifically toothed whales. so Orcas are indeed whales.

[@danielvelascopayan1432]

True whales have no teeth.

[@MrJhuncon]

Orcas are both dolphins and whales.

[@lukestoloff2213]

@@danielvelascopayan1432sperm whales are literally called toothed whales🤣🤣

[@ModernRudeBoy]

Best part is that humans can swim in peace around Orcas, and sharks wouldn't even try to come near them at all.

[@stevenrozakis5269]

If GW’s know orcas have entered the area they ….bounce !

[@JohnWinzil]

Killer whales are not safe to swim with they are dangerous to humans and unpredictable

[@oblivion5390]

so great to have an apex predator as your friend

[@JohnWinzil]

They are not your friend and have killed many people

[@ferrfeb4111]

​@@JohnWinzilyes. Human kills too many people. Be careful if you with them

[@sg9062]

"Every shark look impressive before they fight me" - Jon The Orca Jones

[@0LLy796]

Great white: "I am the apex predator in these parts" Orca: "Were. You WERE the apex predator in these parts"

[@vernelledouglas1801]

Never forget that this beautiful animal is an Apex Predator and not merely what has been portrayed by Hollywood. Admire from a distance.

[@B.D.E.]

They never attacked humans in the wild. Only when improsoned by Seaworld and other evil organisations. Recently, they started attacking boats. Seems they understand that humans are destroying the world.

[@turbojon8117]

I agree about admiring from a distance, but they don't attack humans in the wild, as far as we know.

[@TristenHernandez]

@@turbojon8117😂😂😂😂

[@leonagnew895]

They're very particular about what they eat, humans aren't on their menu.

[@markfox1545]

Weirdly random use of capitals.

[@27duuude1]

One part of me is like "fuck yea mammals rule" The other part of me is like "oh shit they're evolving"

[@XMGi00]

Too bad, your English is devolving. 💀

[@31Blaize]

Have you seen their group hunting technique for seals on ice sheets? Simultaneously genius and terrifying!

[@turbojon8117]

Before long THEY'RE going to be correcting your spelling.

[@TH-cl5be]

evolving ? they have been taking great whites out since their time began

[@mikeoglen6848]

They're will be no escape from them, then@@turbojon8117

[@Icarus_II]

1:35 that Orca laughed after he bumped the rudder.

[@j_bl_a_ze3859]

Yooooooo 😂😂😂

[@cricketcavalry1824]

Orca wake up and decided today I feel like getting a shark liver

[@michaelbrooks9935]

"... but raise questions about how shark eating orcas might affect the food chain," says the greatest destroyer of marine life on the planet. Wow, that was rich.

[@okeyogiose9229]

So true

[@cwg73160]

@@okeyogiose9229Great reply. So insightful.

[@okeyogiose9229]

@@cwg73160 show me how it's done then?

[@hannahenloe4093]

@@cwg73160 oh cool! Just what I was looking for at the social media zoo today! An unnecessarily hateful comment! 👏🏻

[@Tout-Le-Monde02]

You are also part of that species .....

[@williamashurst5912]

This is Port and Starboard, Two famous Orcas on our coast off the Southern Cape of South Africa. The duo are identified as having rare and distinct collapsed dorsal fins and they are named for the nautical terms, as Port's fin collapses left and Starboard's collapses right. All types of liver are richer in vitamins and minerals than muscle meats and many fruits and vegetables. Liver contains plenty of protein, iron, and B vitamins. There is Plenty food for the Orcas here, it is certainly not a decision based on scarcity of food. I am privileged to have seen them here in Plettenberg Bay

[@nathd1748]

​@SayWhut276 My guess is they are released Orca but nobody is owning up to it.

[@sansebastiansj]

@@SayWhut276 I don't think realased orcas would have so much skill in hunting, let alone sharks. It may depend on whether they were captive bred or caught and then released again. Their dorsal fin bends or weakens mainly due to injuries or sickness. So it is possible in the wild and not only in capticity.

[@damiandorado4986]

@@SayWhut276they are wild orcas

[@damiandorado4986]

@@nathd1748they are wild orcas

[@ryand141]

Thanks.

[@potatomatop9326]

That feeling when Cute kills Scary...

[@udanigunarathne6693]

Soo our definition of cute and scary should be changed

[@rabidgoon]

Cetaphobia: fear of whales

[@yvsfofficial5329]

Cute ? Man i saw a orca while i was freediving i almost shat my pants they’re freaking huuuuge even tho they don’t pose threat they’re scary af

[@boydmaddocks838]

Mate, they are NOT cute. Lords of the sea more like

[@ABucc]

The mongoose and honey badger fit into that category as well.

[@nexpro6985]

Might it also indicate scarcity of the regular prey of Orcas?

[@weatherstationlytovchenko4794]

There is a reduction worldwide due to over fishing but not a scarcity, another prey, the seals are even thriving in that location

[@chiefbrodyrobertson2950]

The Bumi lions in Africa have been documented killing adult nile crocs.It was first witnessed in the early1990s due to a lack of normal prey in the area however its noted weather changes etc can effect migrations of animals

[@jackwatson7323]

Mentioned in here and other orca shark attack articles the orca ate the liver of the shark, I think this actually tells us that the food source is sufficient allowing it to be picky of what it eats

[@markfox1545]

No.

[@joefish4466]

@@markfox1545 No. Take your head out of the sand. Very plausible that our actions are causing a food crisis for other animals. Try buying some snow crabs at a 2019 prices. So if all you ate were snow crabs, then you'll now starve or you'll be ready to eat some cat food.

[@entertexthere1127]

Great White: I own the ocean. No one can stop me. Killer Whale: It's Free Real Estate ;)

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

Out of everything Ive learnt about Orca's, the most fascinating fact, for me at least, is that they have never killed a Human. Obviously they killed people who kept orcas in swimming pools, but they aren't really humans.

[@michaelme1548]

We don’t know that orcas in the wild have never killed a human. We don’t a documented occurrence of it happening.

[@johngladman4291]

Orcas have been eating sharks for as long as they’ve swam the waters together. The food chain is just fine.

[@OkochaDzejDzej]

whoever watches animal channels knows orca is the biggest mf on the planet , top of the food chain

[@CHRIS-ky5ku]

It's just a big ocean predator attacking a much smaller one, bigger great whites than this have actually been eaten by other great whites. It's just nature.

[@johngladman4291]

@@OkochaDzejDzej Orcas are the humans of the ocean and then there’s everything else. They can literally take down the biggest animal that has ever existed being the blue whale. Thats an animal that should have no predators but orcas say let’s see if we can eat it.

[@surabaya5927]

​@OkochaDzejDzej and your point is?

[@OkochaDzejDzej]

@@surabaya5927 nothing , just chatting 😕

[@AceFaceRecords]

Why are we still looking at a recording as if it's been filmed with a Nokia 3210?

[@JimmyKim-fb1ji]

They on a budget lol

[@bigmock141]

Marine grade equipment are very expensive

[@rossmanwoods8709]

the reason the whales are continually surprising researchers is because the whales are smarter than the researchers

[@shudson23]

White shark: i am a legend Orca: nice to meet you, myself legend killer

[@fotoScentfx-zr6kl]

Orca is the only sea creature known to take revenge against man. And on land it’s the elephant, tiger and chihuahua. The last one is from personal experience 😂

[@simonsiddique]

😄 What happened with Chihuahua?

[@fotoScentfx-zr6kl]

@@simonsiddique My daughter had a Chihuahua that wouldn’t let me get close to her. One day I blocked it off in the kitchen with a toddler gate and gave my daughter so many kisses and hugs. After that the dog always came after me if I was in the same room with my daughter.😂😞

[@simonsiddique]

​@@fotoScentfx-zr6kl 😆That's funny!! It must regard you as its competitor!! What was your Daughter's reaction? Looking that Chihuahua Hogging all her love.

[@obstinatehammer7113]

That was Starboard, the name of the orca. Usually, he is with Port, another male orca which also has a bent dorsal fin. They were named Port and Starboard because one of their dorsal fins flops over to the left and the other to the right. The boys are most proficient in killing sharks.

[@kathleenb_]

Why is it bent since they're in the wild? I thought their dorsals only bent when in captivity?

[@obstinatehammer7113]

@@kathleenb_ It happens in the wild too but at a low rate. All captive males have a partial or fully collapsed dorsal fin.

[@TheKilopoo]

One theory is that it results from a mostly sedentary (by orca standards) lifestyle, so it might be that these guys are such proficient shark killers that they don’t have to travel far and generally live pretty lazy lives

[@HulkVahkiin]

You don't really see a Solo Orca hunting a Great White Shark, this is rare nice footage.

[@robertmartinjr.4537]

You don't normally see it but a typical orca can body a typical great white. Orcas are bigger much larger by several tons and longer too.

[@HulkVahkiin]

@@robertmartinjr.4537 I don't see the relevance, but sure, thanks, captain obvious, lol.

[@robertmartinjr.4537]

@HulkVahkiin you gave off the vibes like great like orcas couldn't solo a great white. You are welcome Commander Vague🤣

[@HulkVahkiin]

@@robertmartinjr.4537 Vague? LOL! My statement, my point was clear cut - you don't often see a solo Orca hunting a Great White, and this was rare footage; it literally is not clearer than that. The only reason why I gave those vibes is because you clearly spend too much time as a netizen debating 'animal warfare' no better than those comic book nerds on the internet arguing Superman vs Batman.

[@robertmartinjr.4537]

@HulkVahkiin calm down bro it isn't serious. Take some calm down meds and take a deep breath 🤣

[@TheMCJ2011]

Sharks a mile away: “Yo you smell that blood? Let’s go check it out.” *2 minutes later* “Oh hell naw IT’S A TRAP!!”

[@LionsReignofDomination]

Are you kidding me????? For a hundred years they've taught why they eat the liver. This guy's a researcher????😂😂😂😂😂

[@juve96]

I've read the accounts of many online experts of the KZbin comment section that Orcas can only do damage to a GWS when in a pod and a solo Orca would never dare. 🤣🤣

[@GregoryAlcorn-o3g]

That's odd man I've never read that I never heard of it a great white shark with stand absolutely no chance against a solo or a loan orca give me a break dude they do not need their time to take out a f****** shark

[@vinniedixon1140]

An 8 feet long GWS is no problem for a solo attack but a GWS twice the size will need more than one orca to kill it. Orcas are intelligent enough to realise when prey of a bigger size requires more of them to kill it like they do with whales bigger than the orcas themselves hence why they're known as the wolves of the ocean that they hunt in packs.

[@juve96]

@@vinniedixon1140 Ok!! Expert!!

[@AM-wi6zo]

Hes not an expert, you're just stupid​@juve96

[@GenuineMongolian]

Calling it now - orcas will colonise mars before humans

[@Neotron2001]

The irony that the boat that hunts the great white shark in Peter Benchley's novel Jaws was named Orca.

[@MrXavi67]

For a reason, not irony.

[@Neotron2001]

@@MrXavi67 , yes, in the novel. For this documented episode, irony.

[@johngammon963]

Wild orcas may go after boats, but they do not attack humans in the sea, they're exceptional creatures and shouldn't be held in captivity, they are so athletic and intelligent it just seems unbelievably cruel.

[@batshithulahoop4388]

That's because people only dive with the fish-eating orcas, go dive with the mammal-eating ones and find out if they attack humans or not lol

[@robbiewu60]

They eat the liver the same reason bears eat salmon's heads, because it's full of nutrients.

[@notanymore9471]

I don’t think this is rare just because it was caught on camera. Orcas have been known to do this for a long time.

[@dennisgoatimer1079]

A solo kill is uncommon but I'm sure it happens a decent amount of times without the camera

[@tylerdurden3722]

All known kills have been solo...it's the eating of the liver part thats not usually so@@dennisgoatimer1079

[@killereverb3928]

True.

[@raymondtorley2506]

the bbc and their outstanding journalism "Apex predator kills something" they really dig deep 😂

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

Apex predator kills apex predator for the first time on camera, nobody has ever documented an orca killing a shark on its own only in groups

[@1funkyflyguy]

It got you talking about it, enough for you to take time out of your day to comment on it! I say BBC News do great reporting news of all kinds. This was an unusual and fascinating news report from the world of ecology. You might not think so but many hundreds millions appreciate this piece of news they wouldn't otherwise learn about. News doesn't always have to be bad and negative from a human perspective.

[@Krytern]

It is the first time this has been caught on camera, for regular people to see. Not sure how you find that difficult to grasp. Not only that but by you making that comment, you've helped the BBC with the KZbin algorithm, seems pretty successful.

[@ModernRudeBoy]

Damn you're stupid, must be one of those political tribalists.

[@thesaintst1851]

BBC represents the apex of journalism clown 🤡

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

I worry more about the Chinese “affecting the food chain” more than an orca! Not only “impressive”, but highly INTELLIGENT.

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

Fact

[@wardad5628]

LOL Reporters when someone catches something on video: Orcas are now starting to hunt and eat great Whites.

[@TheBigMarMar]

*Orca:* Everything and I mean EVERYTHING is on the menu!!!

[@lastChang]

The US 🇺🇲 has just frozen assets of: - several Chinese nationals, - 10 companies and - 157 vessels for: - shark finning: chopping off shark fins for soup, throwing it back into the water, and letting them die. - illegal fishing: in the waters of other countries. - worker abuses: 18 work-hour a day 365 days a year, living on expired foods, dump onto the sea when sick.

[@Gert-lush]

Jaws has finally met his match.... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@collectivepodcast219]

People understand that this is a normal thing right? Great White Sharks are really no match for a Orca. Everything in the ocean is food for an Orca.

[@Notyourbusiness266]

except for sperm whales

[@gnehzeey]

orca：“there aren’t many tunas left from all the sushi munching by humans! What’s our choice but turning on the sharks?”

[@Xyzfob463]

They sold me the wrong apex predator growing up

[@zaiz6018]

People tend to drastically underestimate orcas

[@Chillcat584]

No wonder the pro hero gang orca in my hero academia is so strong

[@FarmerDrew]

They also rotate them upside down to make them more like a buffet table

[@legitbeans9078]

Get rotated idiot

[@andrew348]

Captain obvious? Is that you?

[@interesante80]

The reason to put a shark upside down is because it stuns them. They go into a trance-like state.

[@FarmerDrew]

@@interesante80 haha I know, I was just making a joke

[@CryptoCryoto]

Next week on the BBC a lion eats a zebra!😂

[@dinomijatovic3921]

Hahaha! But in the particular African bush which will affect food chain and it will be forbidden to watch if younger than 15 years

[@sudharsansuresh1452]

Now, that's how you audition for a solo movie

[@AETHL]

Whenever i watch BBC content i like to pretend its all satire like i'm watching "the onion"

[@vinnythehusky3481]

I was thinking this would be mind blowing until I heard that the great white was only 8 feet long

[@GregoryAlcorn-o3g]

The great white sharks a lot bigger than 8 ft I know it breaks your heart that you're image of the ocean's top predator has been destroyed but still no need to make up excuses

[@GregoryAlcorn-o3g]

Because the British are idiots and guess add statistics when they don't know what they're talking about that would be my guess what's on the doors open to the tail on the shark and then you see the size of the orca behind it the shark is at least 12 or 13 ft long if you knew anything about sharks you can figure that one out but I'm not going to bother trying to explain it to a d dumbass broad like you​@nicolerobbins5965

[@damienkearns3654]

He was some expert to question 🙄 Orcas don't eat the entire shark, they're only interested in eating their liver. Livers make up about a third of a sharks’ body weight and are rich in a nutritious oil called squalene, making them highly appealing to orcas. That one liver may sustain an orca for one whole day. Source: Scientific American

[@embreis2257]

0:56 what a poor and laughable answer for a _Marine mammal scientist_ . he 'suspects...'? as if the reasons are still unclear why they go for the liver.

[@baggyobeast]

Bbc is a joke and only held in hi esteem by morons... So 85% of the uk

[@retchie7355]

Orcas do not hunt alone, this is quite an interesting sight to behold.

[@tylerdurden3722]

They do, they just don't eat or hangout alone. The other great whites hunted in the past, any other orcas would stay hidden while one would stealthily come up from below and ram the shark. Orcas that beach themselves to catch seals on the beach also do that solo sometimes.

[@aigaoliveira3278]

It was a juvenile shark.

[@retchie7355]

@@tylerdurden3722 Interresting, didnt know that.

[@johndeaton7968]

The scientist don’t know what the hell they’re talking about. All guesses.

[@johnerichoare7732]

If humans keep on fishing and trawling with giant trawlers, the orca won't be the only one with sharks on the menu. It could also be humans if we keep on treating orcas as clowns in Seaworld zoos. John Eric Hoare, an Australian, Norwegian, and British international sailor, retired.

[@ryand141]

With absolutely zero footage.

[@djizzah]

Never heard of an orca attack on a human in the wild

[@WorldReserveCurrency]

Orca's don't have feet to travel to the hooman's wild

[@syafiqyuuki6953]

Have you ever heard of orcas attacking ships?

[@djizzah]

@@syafiqyuuki6953 that's true, definitely

[@henthust9784]

​@@WorldReserveCurrencySo do sharks.

[@zhenkuratski2219]

Orcas be like: "Look at me! I'm the apex predator now."

[@malenotyalc]

Most predators eat liver of prey first. It is fatty, tender, and full of iron. Also, Orcas are much bigger than great white sharks. As much as 4 times heavier. And a couple meters longer.

[@kurticusmaximus]

When Bruce the great white stops laughing and when finding Nemo becomes Finding Bruce… in pieces.

[@Sid-vn7ru]

Hope they don’t get a taste for humans

[@charliecook-pt6gu]

if you meet a shark in the sea you get treated fairly and whatever happens is not personal. you meet an orca in the sea you better hope he is in a good mood had no bad experiences with humans and doesnt hold a grudge

[@frasermackenzie7275]

​@MicahXV there never has been WILD Orca human fatalities. Tillikum (Blackfish) is the infamous CAPTIVITY Orca that has the highest total, if you like I would definitely add YOU to his resume 😀 😂😂

[@charliecook-pt6gu]

@@frasermackenzie7275 correction there are no reported attacks that doesnt mean its never happened or its impossible.

[@cholze9146]

Orca has like full meal for a single hunt, then he’s like “nah, I’ll hunt 3 more just for liver”.

[@Marvelous404]

Killer whale learned it from Hannibal Lecter. 💀

[@raidermanic872]

If I could come back as any sea creature it would definitely be an Orca.

[@GeneralCba]

Victoria “Gill” perfect name

[@gm3190]

Shark : My Species has been around since the Ordovician period some 450 million years ago, before trees were a thing, Humans call me a Living Fossil! Orcas : We're calling you Foie Gras!

[@GA-ik6pi]

The food chain just changed 😂

[@elmamo2000]

"Now there's been a solo attack!" "How shark-eating orcas may affect the food chain?" The same way it's been affecting it since they've existed. This has been going on since orcas and great whites have existed. Whether it has never been caught on camera or not doesn't mean orcas are just starting to eat sharks now.

[@vrontogatos]

Repeat after me: "Orcas are not whales. They are dolphins."

[@ClovisPoint]

dont look like Dolphins

[@ClovisPoint]

maybe Commersons

[@yc_030]

When you can afford a boat but only a 240p camera

[@Maverick_42]

"Orcas appeared to have learned to attack sharks from the side..." Yep, thousands of years ago, if not millions.

[@itsme3550]

I love how orcas are the apex of the sea and they recognise apex of the land hence why there are rarely any orca attacks on humans. Orcas are so intelligent

[@accnoufal]

Someone eating food and scientists fascinating😂

[@dinomijatovic3921]

Haha! Aaannnd seriously concerned how this will affect food chain! Oh bless

[@XZeeVibez]

Plot twist: Orcas just wanted to show the great white shark who's the real 'killer' whale in town! 🦈🤣

[@neilzinn8145]

Remember there was a dead orca killed by Jaws in the movie? They got it backwards.

[@LorenzoRosso-g6e]

More or less... Shark: "I'm the Big White !" Orca: "Hold my 🍺"