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Great white shark gets liver torn out by lone orca in under 2 minutes in shocking shift of hunting methods
By Melissa Hobson published
Disturbing footage shows the moment a single orca chased down a great white shark and killed it, then swam away with the shark's liver in its jaws.
16-foot-long shark bites stranded pygmy whale's head off as human tries to rescue it
By Patrick Pester published
A shark instantly killed a stranded pygmy sperm whale on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula, where officials had warned about increased shark activity.
Great white shark ripped in 2 was 'loaded' with orca DNA, scientists say
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists have analyzed the remains of a great white shark that washed up in Australia in October and confirmed orcas disemboweled the predator to eat its liver — a first in these waters.
Great white sharks are hanging out in the twilight zone and scientists don't know why
By Carys Matthews published
Researchers recorded the movements of ocean predators and found many diving to depths of over 3,200 feet for reasons that are currently unclear.
Big, healthy great white shark washes up dead on Canada beach in latest of string of mystery strandings
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists have performed a necropsy on a great white shark that washed up in Nova Scotia — the fifth unexplained stranding of its kind in a year — but were unable to determine the cause of death.
Orcas attacked a great white shark to gorge on its liver in Australia, shredded carcass suggests
By Sascha Pare published
Orcas have been feasting on sharks' livers off the coast of South Africa for several years and could now be doing the same in Australia, the carcass of a great white suggests.
Scientists have figured out when the biggest bull sharks are most active — and it's not when official advice suggests
By Lydia Smith published
Researchers tracked more than 200 bull sharks off the coast of New South Wales to find out exactly when they were most active and posed the greatest risk to humans.
2 liver-eating orcas forced an entire population of great white sharks to flee their home waters
By Alison Kock, Matt Dicken, Alison Towner, Heather Bowlby, Toby Rogers published
Researchers have discovered that hundreds of great white sharks that vanished from their home off the Western Cape of South Africa have moved east in order to survive — but this could spell trouble for both the sharks and the people living there.
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