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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 bks. 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.Disclaimer: I am not a wildlife expert so what I just said could be bks. However, it could be accurate.
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.
Gaz. said:
Mrs Trackside said:
Gaz. said:
Has an Orca been ruled out?
You watched that programme too?http://demand.five.tv/Episode.aspx?episodeBaseName...
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.
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.
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