About Chris Heuving Expertise I can answer questions on wild animals, i cant anwer quetions about advice, but i can about giving information on wild animals, nothing like veterinary questions, or questions about tamed wild animals.
Experience I dont have much, I have already volunteered, but was expired because my computer wouldn't work for two weeks. I have knowledge of wild animals.
Mike wrote at 2006-11-30 13:58:10
The Great White, as formidable as it is, would stand no chance against an adult Killer Whale. In the only filmed instance of this in 1997 the Killer Whale killed an albeit smallish Great White very easily. Moreover the Bull shark does cause more deaths than any other shark by virtue of the fact that it can operate in both fresh and salt water.
Gem wrote at 2007-01-17 18:37:37
Hello my name is Gem,
I would have to agree with Anil on the bull shark factor.
The White Shark is mostly feared for it's huge teeth and shear size than because of it's reputation.
The bull shark is much more of a threat than Great Whites do to the bull shark being able to go in both fresh and salt waters.
the bull shark is also known for more attacks on humans than Great whites.
Respectfully,
Gem
tmot wrote at 2007-07-19 22:43:52
Killer whales attack and kill even the largest whale, the blue. They even hunt and kill sperm whales. Killer whale sounds have been played to Great Whites and they bolted like balls from a canon. No doubt, Killer whales are top dog. Great Whites loose.
TJ wrote at 2007-12-16 16:30:50
To add to the Orca's supremacy over the Great White of any other mammal or fish in the vast oceans,the Orcas are not a solitairy mammal,they hunt in packs as you probably already know. Thus making the Orcas a very diversed and complete predatory species. If there were magalodon did exist and Orcas were to hypothetically take on a megalodon.It would be a slaughter for the megalodon.A pod of Orcas would out smart and ultimately kill the massive magalodon.
steve wrote at 2008-02-12 17:47:25
hi anil i would just like to say in the case of a great white shark vs a killer whale i appreciate the weight and intellegence advantage the killer whale has over the great white but the fight could very easily go either way. The orca has large blunt teeth designed for grabbing and crushing but the great white shark has razor sharp teeth which can cause horrendous damage.I beleive if the killer whale got the sharks head in its mouth he could crush the skull of the shark and the fight would be over but the great white is faster than the killer whale and if the shark swiveled underneath the whale he could inflict a killer bite to the underbelly of the killer whale .. best regards steve.
magisci wrote at 2009-03-10 11:11:42
In regard to your answer concerning the outcome of a Great White versus Killer Whale battle, all known verifiable evidence supports the Killer Whale as the winner in almost all circumstances. In her book, The Devil's Teeth Susan Casey details the several weeks she spent on the Farallone Islands with Great White Shark researchers Peter Pyle and Scot Anderson. Pyle and Anderson have studied the predatory habits of great white sharks for over 15 years with the Farallone White Shark Project. A documentary on their work was released by the BBC and titled the Great White Shark. I own it and it's superb. They report that when the Killer Whales show up at the Farallones and kill one of the great white sharks, all of the other white sharks leave the area at high speed. How the Great Whites know when the killer whales make a kill is unknown. They also report that Killer Whales actively hunt great whites and they know exactly how to capture and kill them. On page 184 of the hard cover edition of The Devil's Teeth they report that on 10/4/1997 two maurauding Orcas (Killer Whales) attacked and killed a white shark by flipping the shark on its back and holding it until it drowned. Then they ate him in front of a boatload of tourists. Immediately after the kill all of the great white sharks at the Farallones vanished. It happened again on 11/19/2000. But this time many of the white sharks were tagged with satellite tracking devices. Immediately after the attack the great whites left the islands for several days until the Orcas left. When push comes to shove, it seems that, at least in these instances, it's no contest; brains, blubber and size over the mean teeth machine.
Jeff1lc wrote at 2009-10-04 03:05:49
Also, Orca families inherit eating habits from their own pods that they grown up with and learn from. There is no argument that the Orca is the TOP predator of any sea. This would interesting if the ca2 offspring also hunted white Sharks like it's mother.
