Video: Very rare drone footage of orcas killing a great white shark in Mossel Bay seems to point to orcas as the culprits for the recent decline in our shark population sightings in SA:
Very rare drone footage of three orcas attacking and killing a great white shark in Mossel Bay is doing the rounds. The video clip was reportedly filmed as part ofThe video shows one of the whales bringing the wounded shark close to the surface before dragging it under again. The other two then follow the first whale underwater.
This is key evidence supporting recent findings that orcas preying on great whites are causing the sharks to steer clear of the area, resulting in the decrease in shark sightings in South Africa, and a growing concern for great white numbers.killer whale predation drives white shark absence at South Africa’s largest aggregation site‘‘Initially, following an orca attack in Gansbaai, individual great white sharks did not appear for weeks or months,’ said Towner.
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