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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Wed Feb 4, 2015, 08:23 AM Feb 2015

Great white shark 'slammed' and killed by a pod of killer whales in South Australia

Divers who witnessed a family pod of killer whales kill a great white shark in South Australia say it was "the title fight of all title fights".

The divers, who were off the coast of the Lower Eyre Peninsula, said they witnessed the attack during a shark cage diving trip to the Neptune Islands on Monday.

They said it involved a family group of orcas, including two calves.

Charter operator Matt Waller said the whales were launching themselves out of the water and slamming down upon the great white.

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Great white shark 'slammed' and killed by a pod of killer whales in South Australia (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2015 OP

There is some evidence that sharks clear out in a hurry when one of their own is killed. mikehiggins Feb 2015 #1

mikehiggins

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1. There is some evidence that sharks clear out in a hurry when one of their own is killed.

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Wed Feb 4, 2015, 10:46 AM

Feb 2015

having a great while being beaten to death by a pod of orcas probably would be more than enough to get the attention of the biggest shark.

Pack hunting is usually more effective than single predators, and the orca is maybe the most advanced pack hunter in the ocean.

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