According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...

Over a year after a dead 15-foot shark was found with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA ...

A killer whale hunts and eats a great white shark within two minutes in an “astonishing” attack. Scientists have described the orca’s attack as “unprecedented”, showing the exceptional ...

And in came Reeves and other researchers, who utilized both wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale predation on white sharks in Australia.

DNA evidence has confirmed that killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver—marking the first recorded case ...

Killer whales target the great whites so they can eat their lipid-rich livers ... questions about the impact of killer whale predation on shark populations in South Africa.

Researchers have made an interesting discovery off the South African coast: they found that orcas have driven great white sharks away from two bays.

“These findings provide compelling evidence of killer whale predation on white sharks in Australian waters ... Miller explained that current evidence suggests fewer great white sharks (regardless of ...

DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near ...

For the first time, DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. The findings are published in the journal Ecology and Evolution. Around the world ...

They feed on fish and squid like other odontocetes (toothed whales) do, but will also target seals, sea birds and even whale species far bigger than themselves. Killer whales are also the only known ...

She said understanding what orcas eat and their nutritional needs could help with preserving them, their prey and the rest of the ecosystem. The paper said that killer whales have previously been ...