Ocean Super Predator (1 Viewer)

[fantasycurse42]

What could kill and eat a Great White nearing 10 feet? In an instant this tagged Great White was taken almost 2,000 feet down and based off of the evidence eaten.... What could do this? Some marine biologists are speculating a colossal cannibal great white did this, which would have to be one enormous shark...

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/great-white-shark-disappearance-ignites-search-for-new-super-predator-185347878.html

Interesting stuff.

 

[NCCommish]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

 

[DrJ]

Maybe something ate the tag.

 

[fantasycurse42]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

Have you ever seen a megalodon tooth? Frighteningly large.

 

[NCCommish]

Maybe something ate the tag.

I think this is the most likely thing. Something attacked it, bit off the tag and dove.

 

[NCCommish]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

Have you ever seen a megalodon tooth? Frighteningly large.

Yes. I have seen the jaws as well. If those things are still out there that would be both frightening and exciting.

 

[Jayrod]

Some suggested an orca or a giant squid could have been the culprit.

This was my first thought. Not sure if Giant Squid are known to attack sharks, but Orca have been seen attacking a Great White.

 

[DrJ]

This creature is reportedly capable of killing a great white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQvHbxRoMg

 

[NCCommish]

Some suggested an orca or a giant squid could have been the culprit.

This was my first thought. Not sure if Giant Squid are known to attack sharks, but Orca have been seen attacking a Great White.

Orcas can and will kill a Great White. Heck porpoises have been known to kill sharks for that matter.

 

[Freelove]

Very little evidence suggests killer whales dive to 2000 ft, and certainly not hauling a 10 ft Great White.

 

[Jayrod]

Very little evidence suggests killer whales dive to 2000 ft, and certainly not hauling a 10 ft Great White.

Good point.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Some suggested an orca or a giant squid could have been the culprit.

This was my first thought. Not sure if Giant Squid are known to attack sharks, but Orca have been seen attacking a Great White.

Orcas can and will kill a Great White. Heck porpoises have been known to kill sharks for that matter.

Are there killer whales in Australia?

 

[NCCommish]

Very little evidence suggests killer whales dive to 2000 ft, and certainly not hauling a 10 ft Great White.

Well they have been observed diving up to 600 or so feet feeding on the bottom. And really we don't have enough data to say they couldn't go that far but I would be surprised. As for hauling a little 10 footer:

Schramm noticed a great white shark moving close to the boat. It was probably attracted to the surface by the smell of the recently killed sea-lion. It started swimming away from the boat when one of the killer whales changed its behaviour and swam directly at the shark. The whale-watchers collectively held their breath as the two animals disappeared beneath the waves. Moments later, the killer whale came to the surface with the great white in its mouth. The shark was motionless and inverted. The killer whale held the shark in this way for 15 minutes before it began biting at the carcass and eating the liver.

I think strength isn't an issue.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

This creature is reportedly capable of killing a great white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQvHbxRoMg

Maybe I didnt hate you before... but now? Now I hate you. Like, really really hate you.

 

[NCCommish]

Some suggested an orca or a giant squid could have been the culprit.

This was my first thought. Not sure if Giant Squid are known to attack sharks, but Orca have been seen attacking a Great White.

Orcas can and will kill a Great White. Heck porpoises have been known to kill sharks for that matter.

Are there killer whales in Australia?

Yep. Been reported sightings all areas. In fact there was a pod in Australia that used to help whale hunters:

The killer whales of Eden, Australia were a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) known for their co-operation with human hunters of other whale species. They were seen near the port of Eden in southeastern Australia between 1840 and 1930. A pod of killer whales, which included amongst its members a distinctive male called Old Tom, would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.[1] The killer whales would find target whales, shepherd them into Twofold Bay, and then alert the whalers to their presence and often help to kill the whales.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Sperm Whale.

Big teeth, plus almost limitless diving range.

 

[NCCommish]

Sperm Whale.

Big teeth, plus almost limitless diving range.

But that wouldn't be much of a meal for them. It would be kind of odd. Not impossible of course but still doesn't seem likely. Kill at the surface and drag down when they usually hunt at depth is a big change.

 

[bostonfred]

sharks are solitary creatures, and if they don't learn to work together, the growing threat from the east will kill them. They need to form an alliance of some kind, a coalition against their more powerful enemies. But they need a good and memorable name for such a treaty.

 

[Chaka]

Whatever it is I hope the Japanese find it tasty because I want that ####### thing hunted to extinction quick, fast and in a hurry.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that one

got a link for perusal?

 

[Brony]

My bets are on Godzilla or new underwater colony from the Malaysian jet.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

sharks are solitary creatures, and if they don't learn to work together, the growing threat from the east will kill them. They need to form an alliance of some kind, a coalition against their more powerful enemies. But they need a good and memorable name for such a treaty.

I think The Coadjutor Treaty has a nice sound to it.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

giant octopus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8zQw6gDNI

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

giant octopus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8zQw6gDNI

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Land shark.

caaaaandygram

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that onegot a link for perusal?

Actually caught on video.

 

[johnnycakes]

Word: Christo.

 

[BRONG]

What happens is the shark will go into a frozen-with-fear like state while a smaller shark shocks him with the element of surprise and then decides to kill him. Happens all the time. Especially in places like Afghanistan.

 

[grateful zed]

we need bill e over here.

 

[5Rings]

This creature is reportedly capable of killing a great white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQvHbxRoMg

Maybe I didnt hate you before... but now? Now I hate you. Like, really really hate you.

This is awesome.

 

[bostonfred]

sharks are solitary creatures, and if they don't learn to work together, the growing threat from the east will kill them. They need to form an alliance of some kind, a coalition against their more powerful enemies. But they need a good and memorable name for such a treaty.

I think The Coadjutor Treaty has a nice sound to it.

I'm sorry, the answer I was looking for was Shark NATO.

 

[NCCommish]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that onegot a link for perusal?

Actually caught on video.

Saw it coming but still got a laugh. The reporters reaction was great.

 

[NCCommish]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that one

got a link for perusal?

I read this pre-internet days. Yes kids there was such a time. I'll see if I can find the article.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

Sharknado?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that onegot a link for perusal?

I read this pre-internet days. Yes kids there was such a time. I'll see if I can find the article.

Good luck lifting the stone tablet it was chiseled into, gramps.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that one

got a link for perusal?

I read this pre-internet days. Yes kids there was such a time. I'll see if I can find the article.

urban legend, IMO

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that onegot a link for perusal?

Actually caught on video.

Had already seen that one. Knew what was coming. Still watched it.

 

[Ned]

This creature is reportedly capable of killing a great white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQvHbxRoMg

Maybe I didnt hate you before... but now? Now I hate you. Like, really really hate you.

 

[NCCommish]

There was an eyewitness account in Australia of a Great White rising out of the water and taking off the end of a pier that was 20-30 ft above the water. Seriously. No one believes them of course despite the damage to the pier. But let's say it happened. To do that it would have to be a Megalodon. Fossils indicate they grew to 50 ft in length. Maybe they aren't so extinct after all?

never heard that one

got a link for perusal?

I read this pre-internet days. Yes kids there was such a time. I'll see if I can find the article.

urban legend, IMO

Could well be.

 

[VA703]

GODZIRRA!

 

[Brony]

This creature is reportedly capable of killing a great white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQvHbxRoMg

Maybe I didnt hate you before... but now? Now I hate you. Like, really really hate you.

This is awesome.

yes.

 

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The killer whales of Eden, Australia were a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) known for their co-operation with human hunters of other whale species. They were seen near the port of Eden in southeastern Australia between 1840 and 1930. A pod of killer whales, which included amongst its members a distinctive male called Old Tom, would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.[1] The killer whales would find target whales, shepherd them into Twofold Bay, and then alert the whalers to their presence and often help to kill the whales.

That is just amazing to me...

Stuff like that makes me think the Blackfish / Anti-Orca captivity folks are really on point with all the noise they're making.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

giant octopus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8zQw6gDNI

Whoof.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Some suggested an orca or a giant squid could have been the culprit.

This was my first thought. Not sure if Giant Squid are known to attack sharks, but Orca have been seen attacking a Great White.

Orcas can and will kill a Great White. Heck porpoises have been known to kill sharks for that matter.

Are there killer whales in Australia?

Yep. Been reported sightings all areas. In fact there was a pod in Australia that used to help whale hunters:

The killer whales of Eden, Australia were a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) known for their co-operation with human hunters of other whale species. They were seen near the port of Eden in southeastern Australia between 1840 and 1930. A pod of killer whales, which included amongst its members a distinctive male called Old Tom, would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.[1] The killer whales would find target whales, shepherd them into Twofold Bay, and then alert the whalers to their presence and often help to kill the whales.

This might be territory, but maybe this sheds new light on mass dolphin and whale beachings.What if instead of just something being wrong wit htheir sonar/radar, there was something so frightening down there that causes these groups to panic, herd stampede style.

 

[NCCommish]

The killer whales of Eden, Australia were a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) known for their co-operation with human hunters of other whale species. They were seen near the port of Eden in southeastern Australia between 1840 and 1930. A pod of killer whales, which included amongst its members a distinctive male called Old Tom, would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.[1] The killer whales would find target whales, shepherd them into Twofold Bay, and then alert the whalers to their presence and often help to kill the whales.

That is just amazing to me...

Stuff like that makes me think the Blackfish / Anti-Orca captivity folks are really on point with all the noise they're making.

so long and thanks for all the fish.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Some suggested an orca or a giant squid could have been the culprit.

This was my first thought. Not sure if Giant Squid are known to attack sharks, but Orca have been seen attacking a Great White.

Orcas can and will kill a Great White. Heck porpoises have been known to kill sharks for that matter.

Are there killer whales in Australia?

Yep. Been reported sightings all areas. In fact there was a pod in Australia that used to help whale hunters:

The killer whales of Eden, Australia were a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) known for their co-operation with human hunters of other whale species. They were seen near the port of Eden in southeastern Australia between 1840 and 1930. A pod of killer whales, which included amongst its members a distinctive male called Old Tom, would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.[1] The killer whales would find target whales, shepherd them into Twofold Bay, and then alert the whalers to their presence and often help to kill the whales.

This might be territory, but maybe this sheds new light on mass dolphin and whale beachings.What if instead of just something being wrong wit htheir sonar/radar, there was something so frightening down there that causes these groups to panic, herd stampede style.

cthulhu

 

[fantasycurse42]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/us/alabama-sharks-orange-beach/index.html?c=us

I'm still staying out of the water, even though they are saying it safe to go back in.

 

[fantasycurse42]

http://news.yahoo.com/tourist-video-captured-gator-feeding-frolic-200316567.html

WHAT THE ####!!!! Over/Under when this guy is eaten by a wild alligator?

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

Giant Squid, has to be.

 

[grateful zed]

Giant Squid, has to be.

maybe he has the plane.