Do Great Whites Fight Back?

Is it possible that Great White sharks fight back against orca? Could they win?

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Sources:

https://www.orcaireland.org/first-observation-of-a-great-white-shark-killing-a-live-humpback-whale

https://marine-biology.ru/mbj/article/view/371/550
https://www.getaway.co.za/travel-news/great-white-shark-scarred-after-surviving-orca-attack/#:~:text=A%20great%20white%20shark%20with,Bay's%20Seal%20Island%20in%202017
Shark survives attack

https://www.livescience.com/killer-whales-attack-great-whites-video

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/great-white-sharks-are-completely-terrified-orcas-180972009/

https://gizmodo.com/this-could-be-why-orcas-have-been-eating-great-white-sh-1797192681

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article272656380.html Sharks Gansabi

Sharks killed in gansabi 2016: https://sharkwatchsa.com/en/blog/category/503/post/2910/deceased_great_white_sharks_necropsies_reveal_the_causes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_and_Starboard_(orcas)
Port and Starboard

Speed of Great White: 50 kph / 35 mph https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/built-speed
Speed of Orca: 56 km/h (34.8 mph)
https://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/blog/olympic-swimmers-of-the-animal-kingdom/#:~:text=The%20orca%20or%20killer%20whale,%2Fh%20(34.8%20mph).

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/05/drone-footage-orcas-killing-white-shark-south-africa Orca attack sharks 2022 drone

Depth of Great white https://web.archive.org/web/20111027082544/http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/16855/great%20white%20shark%20amazes%20scientists%20with%204000-foot%20dive%20into%20abyss/
1,200 meters, or 3,937 feet

Depth of Orca
https://whalewatchwesternaustralia.com/single-post/2023/02/16/how-far-can-orca-dive/#:~:text=February%2016%2C%202023-,How%20far%20can%20Orca%20dive%3F,Whales%20and%20deep%20sea%20Squid.
1,000 meters



Morphotype definition https://www.yourdictionary.com/morphotype

Flat toothed orca: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2014.923783

Orca sizes: https://xploreourplanet.com/sea/types-of-killer-whale

Male orca size: https://www.whaleresearch.com/about-orcas

Дата на публикация: 22 август, 2023
Категория: Животни
Ключови думи: Fight do Back GREAT whites