erice 732 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Prior to the absence of white sharks, several killer whales cornered and killed a white shark close to the islands, off the coast near Adelaide, he explained. "Killer whales are the ultimate top level predator in the ocean's surface waters. White sharks may have been responding to this 'life-threatening' cue and fleeing the area." Local fishermen have been telling tales of a great white shark larger than a boat - some say up to 9.4m - just off Stewart Island. Last year terrifying video footage of a mega shark apparently attacking a tiny boat near Picton made waves online. only video could find that seems to relate http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11759281 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Last year terrifying video footage of a mega shark apparently attacking a tiny boat near Picton made waves online. Really? Never heard a thing about that. I also very much doubt Orca are going to chase Great Whites away. This Fish eats Fish has been the norm since the beginning of...well...err...Fish. Now that more is known about these big Sharks, there is certainly a migratory path that they take, set by Food sources available. So maybe it's just a case of the Sharks are currently somewhere else at the mo. For instance, Seals are giving birth right now. Sharks could be patrolling Seal Colonies as an example. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 640 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Watching abalone wars on discovery channel and yes orcas have chased whites out of a area in WA north of perth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutyfree 170 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yes, watched a shark week program (nothing else on) and apparently orca will chase great whites out of areas. They did not say how, but in the area they were discussing both ate seals and I suspect orca are significantly better organised as a pack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,566 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 It was an octopus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Shark V Octopus, that brings to mind this nature documentary BP.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,566 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Oh Dear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 What the swear word did I just watch?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 sharks eat baby dolphins orca eat dolphins and sharks in nz sharks will jump out of the water and on to rocky reefs to get away http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11510130 not hard to imagine a big 5m? great white going for a baby orca and also easy to imagine a pack be mustered for a bit of house cleaning mid-ocean orca will spend days teaming up to tearing chunks out of blue whales that are steaming along non-stop streaming blood sea wolves another name Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutyfree 170 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 So sort of a takeaway snack? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 timely warning that it's best to stay clear of wild animals "After about 30 metres my board was grabbed from the rear by the orca and turned around 180 degrees, then pushed about 20 metres out to sea again at decent speed. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12142734 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 158 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 "I thought they would likely provide a distraction..." Like when a kid goes in candy store. Wait a minute - is it April already? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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