When you think of top ocean predators, you probably think of sharks. That’s wrong!
Originally orcas, which are the largest members of the dolphin family, where called killer of whales. Then the name transformed into killer whales, leading to people to believe that they belong to the whale family… Well they actually eat whales and sharks as well!
Log1cal_Outcome ( @Shepstr@feddit.uk ) English14•11 months agoI had no idea Orcas were part of the dolphin family. TIL.
LoraxEleven ( @LoraxEleven@beehaw.org ) English12•11 months agoIf you’d like to learn more:
https://thewildepisode.com/2021/09/22/orca-the-ultimate-predator/
Check out all of the episodes. Each one is fascinating in its own right. Probably my favorite podcast; definitely my favorite to wind-down with.
SokathHisEyesOpen ( @Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) English10•11 months agoI’m pretty sure the shark is the lead singer of the band and the orcas are back up singers.
Speiser0 ( @Speiser0@feddit.de ) English5•11 months agoWhen Orcanado?
nakal ( @nakal@kbin.social ) 4•11 months agoI heard that when sharks get to know orcas swim in a certain area, they panic and avoid this area for years.
Ignacio ( @Ignacio@kbin.social ) 3•11 months agoI can see a meme potential in that caption.
Ubermeisters ( @Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip ) English1•11 months agoI watched a pretty good video on exactly this last night