Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish On Earth
Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and ...
Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish
Orcas off the coast of Mexico have devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks, and marine scientists have ...
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The 10 Biggest Fish Still Swimming Today’s Oceans
The hoodwinker sunfish (Mola tecta), often called sunfish, is the world’s 10th largest fish.This Osteichthyes member has a ...
National Geographic news8 年
In Search of the World’s Megafishes
He and the MegaFishes Project plan to help. The world’s largest freshwater fish, many weighing more than 200 pounds, face the biggest threat. Working with a network of more than 100 scientists ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
Whale sharks: Meet the world's biggest shark
But at a little over six metres long, this fictional man-eating monster is small fry when compared to the world's largest shark. Sharks are a group of fish with skeletons made from cartilage instead ...
BBC2 年
World's largest freshwater fish found in Mekong, scientists say
There is no official record-keeping or database of the world's biggest freshwater fish. The Mekong is rich in biodiversity but overfishing, dams and pollution threaten its fragile ecosystem.
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Belly butchers: Killer whales master new trick to hunt world’s largest fish
A new technique from an elite marine predator has emerged that challenges the dominance of the mighty whale sharks in the ...
Science News2 天
Videos capture orcas’ tricks for taking down the largest fish on Earth
Orcas’ physiology should hamper their ability to catch whale sharks. “They have lungs,” says Pancaldi. The whale shark, with gills, can do infinite lurks and dive 2,000 meters deep, while its mammal ...