Which species are the ultimate predators of the sea? Most would probably say sharks, but that, of course, is not the case. Take this remarkable video, for example. The dramatic scene was captured off the coast of Cronulla, a beachside suburb just south of Sydney, Australia, where a pod of false killer whales are seen hunting down and killing a lone shark.
Bruno Kataoka, who captured the dramatic footage, told 7NewsSydney, “We just happened to be there at the right moment, at the right time. I did not expect to see what we saw.”
What makes the incident an even rarer sight is that false killer whales are not common to these waters, so their intriguing arrival in the area is bound to excite enthusiasts and marine scientists alike. The station reported that the false killer whales were between 10 and 16 feet long.
“Oh, it’s amazing,” marine biologist Georgina Wood told 7News, “I love it. That kind of footage is so rare to catch.”
Strange/interesting fact:
False killer whales have been known to mate with bottlenose dolphins, resulting in a hybrid known as a “wholphin.”
