Killer whales captured hunting a shark in a feeding frenzy
Incredible drone footage captures Killer whales hunting a shark in a feeding frenzy near Cronulla
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4. Judge-Jake commented 8 years ago
I've seen feeding frenzies, walk past any McDonalds at lunch time on a Saturday morning. this wasn't a feeding Frenzy.
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5. sux2bu commented 8 years ago
You can see that the orca quickly turned the shark onto its back which places it in a state of tonic immobility which renders the shark incapable of fighting back and maybe injuring the attacker.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_immobility
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_immobility
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6. mightymace commented 8 years ago
these don´t look like orcas, more like pilot whales
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7. sux2bu commented 8 years ago
#6 They are false killer whales. Very much the same but belong to a different genus.
http://www.sciencealert.com/rare-aerial-footage-reveal-a-pod-of-whales-chasing-down-a-shark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_killer_whale
http://www.sciencealert.com/rare-aerial-footage-reveal-a-pod-of-whales-chasing-down-a-shark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_killer_whale
+1 1. Urihep commented 8 years ago