Greatest Predation Event Since the Dinosaurs! (1 Viewer)

[Joe Mammy]

Orcas Able to Kill Blue Whales, Scientists Confirm

I was lucky to live on San Juan Island, WA for 3 years from 98-01. I did volunteer work for The Center for Whale Research (web work) and had many very close encounters with the local resident pods. They were strictly fish eaters with an occasional dolphin snack. There were alot of seals around but they never messed with them. 

The only thing that can take them down is man.

 

[foxco]

This is really cool. 

A buddy of mine were discussing what we thought was the greatest apex predator on earth and we settled on Orcas (over wolves, tigers, grizzly, polar bears etc.) and it wasn't really close. Incredible blend of power, intelligence, strategy.

Love watching them coordinate to knock seals off the ice using waves. An amazing species. 

 

[The Z Machine]

A buddy of mine were discussing what we thought was the greatest apex predator on earth and we settled on Orcas (over wolves, tigers, grizzly, polar bears etc.) and it wasn't really close

Obviously humans are #1 here. Only species that can eradicate another species (many thousands of them) without trying. 

Plus orcas suck in the forest canopy and desert terrain. 

 

[foxco]

Obviously humans are #1 here. Only species that can eradicate another species (many thousands of them) without trying. 

Plus orcas suck in the forest canopy and desert terrain. 

well, yeah, weren't counting humans. Humans kinda suck for the most part.

 

[The Z Machine]

well, yeah, weren't counting humans. Humans kinda suck for the most part.

Dominant species in every facet and every terrain. Can even battle in space!

 

[Joe Mammy]

The details of the attack are pretty gruesome but so well planned and organized.

Send out the fastest to run big blue down. Nip off his dorsal fin. Blue has lost navigational skills.

Send in another round of fresh attackers who repeatedly take large bites off the flanks.

Near the end a gallant knight goes right into the mouth and rips off the prize- blue tongue.

After death 50 more members of the pod arrive to feast and folly.

 

[belljr]

Dominant species in every facet and every terrain. Can even battle in space!

Space orcas.. ..isn't that a star trek plot?

 

[dkp993]

The details of the attack are pretty gruesome but so well planned and organized.

Send out the fastest to run big blue down. Nip off his dorsal fin. Blue has lost navigational skills.

Send in another round of fresh attackers who repeatedly take large bites off the flanks.

Near the end a gallant knight goes right into the mouth and rips off the prize- blue tongue.

After death 50 more members of the pod arrive to feast and folly.

The over hour long death for that Blue really sucks to think about though.  

 

[Brony]

The details of the attack are pretty gruesome but so well planned and organized.

Send out the fastest to run big blue down. Nip off his dorsal fin. Blue has lost navigational skills.

Send in another round of fresh attackers who repeatedly take large bites off the flanks.

Near the end a gallant knight goes right into the mouth and rips off the prize- blue tongue.

After death 50 more members of the pod arrive to feast and folly.

Makes more sense to attack the tongue via the mouth than the blow hole

 

[Joe Mammy]

The over hour long death for that Blue really sucks to think about though.  

What's really weird is that orcas stayed away from blues for many years while they were endangered by whalers.

Then blues went under protection. Made a remarkable comeback.

Oh great, now we're back on the menu! 

3 documented blue attacks since 2019.

At least orcas are preserving the menu the best they can. In WA, the 3 resident pods have had very little pro lineage. Their diet of primarily salmon has them full of bad toxins...