3 Comments TIL only humans, orcas and pilot whales undergo menopause. by whatilearned July 24, 2022, 3:45 am 11 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that Orcas can take down Blue Whales. The first time humans documented orcas, or killer whales, successfully hunting and eating an endangered blue whale, the largest animal that’s ever lived, was in March 2019, when a large pod attacked, suffocated, killed an adult Blue Whale, caught on photo. by whatilearned May 25, 2022, 12:35 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL Orcas have a bit of their brain that we don’t that’s for processing emotions, so they have brain functions and feelings we can’t even comprehend because we lack that part of our brain. by whatilearned March 25, 2022, 2:24 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL of Port and Starboard – a pair of orcas who hunt Great White sharks along the coast of Cape Town. They have been known to have killed at least 7 Great Whites, one of which was 16 feet long. These sharks would often wash up on shore with their fatty livers removed. by whatilearned January 12, 2022, 7:32 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL that bull sperm whales have been observed to attack and intimidate orca pods. They are one of the few animals that are not preyed upon by orcas as they are too large and powerful by whatilearned October 23, 2021, 4:47 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL orcas have specialized cultures who hunt differently. In the Pacific Northwest resident orcas feed on salmon and communicate freely, transient orcas feed on marine mammals using stealth, and offshore orcas may feed on sharks. Although the same species, no interbreeding has been observed. by whatilearned October 13, 2021, 6:51 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
10 Comments TIL that despite Orcas being bigger, smarter, and more sociable animals than Great Whites, many humans still incorrectly view the shark as the dominant predator of the ocean. Many humans do not know that orcas routinely hunt great white sharks. by whatilearned April 4, 2021, 10:18 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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