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Killer whales, which specialize in consuming larger prey, have been observed attacking and killing big sharks, such as basking and white sharks.
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Four of the attacks were deadly, and three took place at the same remote beach off the Eyre Peninsula in southern Australia, which draws surfers despite being known to have white sharks in its waters.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
Based on a recent study and a status review by NOAA Fisheries, the population of white sharks in the northeastern Pacific seems to be increasing and is not currently at risk of becoming endangered in US waters.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
In the authors’ tests using bait to attract white sharks, Ocean Guardian’s Freedom+ Surf, a device designed for surfboards that sends out electric current to deter sharks, the percentage of bait taken dropped from 96% without the device to 40% with use of the device.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Josh McInnes, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, told USA TODAY the incident shows that killer whales not only are competing with white sharks for seals in the waters off South Africa but also that the mammals can develop niche tastes and independently overpower white sharks.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
Scientists witnessed one of the hunters, a male orca known as Starboard, single-handedly kill a 2.5-meter (8.2-foot) juvenile white shark within a two-minute time frame last year.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
As a result of these human activities, white shark numbers dropped.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The shark conservancy brought in white shark experts from other parts of the world to advise the safety planners.
—Jim Behnke, Scientific American, 2 July 2023
Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Four of the attacks were deadly, and three took place at the same remote beach off the Eyre Peninsula in southern Australia, which draws surfers despite being known to have white sharks in its waters.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
Based on a recent study and a status review by NOAA Fisheries, the population of white sharks in the northeastern Pacific seems to be increasing and is not currently at risk of becoming endangered in US waters.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
In the authors’ tests using bait to attract white sharks, Ocean Guardian’s Freedom+ Surf, a device designed for surfboards that sends out electric current to deter sharks, the percentage of bait taken dropped from 96% without the device to 40% with use of the device.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Josh McInnes, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, told USA TODAY the incident shows that killer whales not only are competing with white sharks for seals in the waters off South Africa but also that the mammals can develop niche tastes and independently overpower white sharks.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
Scientists witnessed one of the hunters, a male orca known as Starboard, single-handedly kill a 2.5-meter (8.2-foot) juvenile white shark within a two-minute time frame last year.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
As a result of these human activities, white shark numbers dropped.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The shark conservancy brought in white shark experts from other parts of the world to advise the safety planners.
—Jim Behnke, Scientific American, 2 July 2023
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“White shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20shark. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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