Orca's Unprecedented Attack: Killing and Eating Great White Shark Off South African Coast

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Orca's Unprecedented Attack: Killing and Eating Great White Shark Off South African Coast
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A lone killer whale, named Starboard, was filmed attacking and devouring a great white shark off the coast of Mossel Bay, South Africa, in under two minutes, marking the first known case of a solitary orca hunting the world's largest predatory fish. The event, documented by scientists, challenges previous observations of orcas hunting in groups and raises concerns about the potential impact on coastal marine ecology, particularly regarding the displacement of various shark species.

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