Killer Whales Are Hunting Whale Sharks — the Largest Fish in the World, New Photos and Study Show. ... “It’s a big, big fish that is very slow compared with other sharks.

Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the offensive. Their new target is whale sharks, the world's largest fish species. According to CNN, a new study — published in the ...

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters (60 feet) in ...

While nearly all of the whale sharks near La Paz are juveniles, Pancaldi believes that “orcas are smart enough to put down a big whale shark, as well,” such as the 30-foot-long adults she has ...

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters (60 feet) in ...

For such big fish – Rio Lady is nearly 8 meters (26 feet) long – there is actually still a great deal that we do not know about whale sharks.

Whales are carnivores who feast on other animals like plankton, crustaceans, fish, squid, sea birds and even fellow whale species. A whale's diet varies by species.

Whale sharks are the world’s largest shark, but only just – they have some relatively stiff competition. At 12.3 metres long, the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, comes in a close second.Then ...