Bowmouth guitarfish ( Rhina ancylostoma) have a striking unusual appearance: though they appear to have the tail of a shark, ...

“By keeping it under control, the orcas then have greater ease and speed in approaching the pelvic area of the shark and are able to extract organs of nutritional importance for them.” Another killer ...

manipulate and positioning the shark ventral side up and biting the shark in the exposed ventral region, to exsanguinate the shark through the cloaca and allow access to the organs for consumption.” ...

In another, a pod surrounds a partially submerged, upturned whale. The researchers said orcas may target whale sharks’ ventral side because it is an area of their bodies that is thought to be ...

"By keeping it under control, the orcas then have greater ease and speed in approaching the pelvic area of the shark and are able to extract organs of nutritional importance for them." Orcas may be ...

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Orcas may be targeting whale sharks' ventral side because there their bodies are thought to be the least protected. For example, there is less muscle and cartilage in this area, allowing easier ...

The research team say the orcas may be targeting whale sharks' ventral side because there their bodies are thought to be the least protected. For example, there is less muscle and cartilage in ...

The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going after the ventral side of young whale sharks–that help them prey on ...

Orcas may be targeting whale sharks' ventral side because there their bodies are thought to be the least protected. For example, there is less muscle and cartilage in this area, allowing easier ...