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Researcher 125974 Started conversation May 15, 2000
There are many places around the oceans of the world where Great White sharks and Killer(?) whales share the waters. Who would win if they met up for fisticuffs and why?
It's just always intrigued me. . .
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Wild Stallion Posted May 15, 2000
Maybe they are bright enough to know better than to try and figure that one out.
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Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit Posted May 17, 2000
Sharks aren't all that stupid... they try to avoid large prey that can fight back. A shark would only attack an orca if it were already injured. The blood and stuff in the water would drive the shark mad, and compel it to attack.
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Kasatka Posted Sep 27, 2000
Long time since this was posted, but an orca has been videotaped fighting and killing a Great White shark. I think it took a few nibbles out of the shark as well.
=)
~ Kasatka, 137!!!
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Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit Posted Sep 27, 2000
Because a shark would avoid an orca, but an orca won't necessarily avoid a shark... especially with a pup in tow. Family ties and all that.
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Kobolt - aka 'I didn't fail, I found 5000 ways that don't work' Posted Sep 28, 2000
Depends if there was more than one shark and/or more than one Orca, a couple of Orcas v one shark, they might fancy a snack, but one on one I imagine an orca might attack a shark, but the shark might not be able to tackle an orca...., which is bigger though?
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- 1: Researcher 125974 (May 15, 2000)
- 2: Wild Stallion (May 15, 2000)
- 3: Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit (May 17, 2000)
- 4: Wild Stallion (May 17, 2000)
- 5: Kasatka (Sep 27, 2000)
- 6: Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit (Sep 27, 2000)
- 7: Kobolt - aka 'I didn't fail, I found 5000 ways that don't work' (Sep 28, 2000)
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