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Puggit
Original Poster
18,772 posts
78 months
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Gaz.
37,640 posts
81 months
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Has an Orca been ruled out?
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Mrs Trackside
9,188 posts
63 months
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Gaz. said: Has an Orca been ruled out? You watched that programme too?
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tonker
27,605 posts
78 months
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Surfer Ashton Smith, 19, of the Gold Coast, told the Courier Mail: "I've heard about the big one lurking. Every surfer is always cautious over here."
So, what's he going to be able to do about it. Swim away faster than it or poke it in the eye ? Maybe just swim faster than his mate ?
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garyhun
7,978 posts
58 months
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The bite radius looks too pointy for an Orca. Disclaimer: I am not a wildlife expert so what I just said could be b  ks. However, it could be accurate.
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Asterix
5,921 posts
58 months
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garyhun said: The bite radius looks too pointy for an Orca. Disclaimer: I am not a wildlife expert so what I just said could be b ks. However, it could be accurate. That's what I was thinking - I'm sure the experts (or even locals) who see lots of bites would instantly spot the difference.
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chippy17
2,321 posts
73 months
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garyhun said: The bite radius looks too pointy for an Orca. Disclaimer: I am not a wildlife expert so what I just said could be b ks. However, it could be accurate. that was no boating accident I would agree with you there but I am no expert either
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Puggit
Original Poster
18,772 posts
78 months
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Amazing that it was still alive in that picture!
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Mr Gearchange
1,318 posts
36 months
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You're gonna need a bigger boat.
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FourWheelDrift
41,406 posts
114 months
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Isn't Kerry Katona on holiday in Australia, maybe she just got a bit peckish.
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Jasandjules
22,953 posts
59 months
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I agree, I thought Killer Whales had a more rounded mouth. A shark will take another shark when it's stuck like that, in the same way sharks will attack other fish caught by fishermen etc..Opportunist hunters.
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cottonfoo
1,966 posts
40 months
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Puggit said: Amazing that it was still alive in that picture! Not for much longer I shouldn't think 
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youngsyr
2,150 posts
22 months
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Jasandjules said: I agree, I thought Killer Whales had a more rounded mouth. A shark will take another shark when it's stuck like that, in the same way sharks will attack other fish caught by fishermen etc..Opportunist hunters. Killer whales also don't attack their prey like that, AFAIK? I thought they killed large prey (baby and smaller whales) by drowning them, i.e. not allowing them to surface, or stalking them to exhaustion? With smaller prey (seals and the like) they batter them to death by lobbing them around for a while and then shaking them violently. Judging by that and all 3 documentaries I've seen in my life on killer whales, I'm going to conclude that killer whales don't take large chunks out of their prey until they're already dead.
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Gaz.
37,640 posts
81 months
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Mrs Trackside said: Gaz. said: Has an Orca been ruled out? You watched that programme too? I missed it, did see something on youtube though.
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funkyrobot
1,967 posts
58 months
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Did John Prescott go out for sushi?
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staceyb
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54 months
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Mrs Trackside
9,188 posts
63 months
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youngsyr said: Jasandjules said: I agree, I thought Killer Whales had a more rounded mouth. A shark will take another shark when it's stuck like that, in the same way sharks will attack other fish caught by fishermen etc..Opportunist hunters. Killer whales also don't attack their prey like that, AFAIK? I thought they killed large prey (baby and smaller whales) by drowning them, i.e. not allowing them to surface, or stalking them to exhaustion? With smaller prey (seals and the like) they batter them to death by lobbing them around for a while and then shaking them violently. Judging by that and all 3 documentaries I've seen in my life on killer whales, I'm going to conclude that killer whales don't take large chunks out of their prey until they're already dead. Killer whales learn how to kill specific prey. There was a programme on recently about a single orca killing and eating a great white
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Monki
1,130 posts
21 months
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I think Climate Change got it, poor shark....
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eddharris
113 posts
23 months
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It wasn't climate change. It was al-quaeda. The shark, apparently, was a big mcdonalds eater and what with their hatred of the west, they suicide bombed it after recruiting a militant sea otter.
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youngsyr
2,150 posts
22 months
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Mrs Trackside said: youngsyr said: Jasandjules said: I agree, I thought Killer Whales had a more rounded mouth. A shark will take another shark when it's stuck like that, in the same way sharks will attack other fish caught by fishermen etc..Opportunist hunters. Killer whales also don't attack their prey like that, AFAIK? I thought they killed large prey (baby and smaller whales) by drowning them, i.e. not allowing them to surface, or stalking them to exhaustion? With smaller prey (seals and the like) they batter them to death by lobbing them around for a while and then shaking them violently. Judging by that and all 3 documentaries I've seen in my life on killer whales, I'm going to conclude that killer whales don't take large chunks out of their prey until they're already dead. Killer whales learn how to kill specific prey. There was a programme on recently about a single orca killing and eating a great white Fair enough, but you'd have to ask yourself whether an Orca's teeth/jaw are capable of inflicting such damage... This:  vs this: 
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