A Blue Whale Bites in Half
A video of a blue whale being bitten in half has gone viral. A man and his son claimed that they witnessed a Great White Shark bite a blue whale in half on the island of Maui. This story is a reminder of how dangerous sharks are. Learn more about shark attacks here.
Megalodon is believed to be the only creature capable of biting a blue whale in half
Megalodon was a large carnivore that had a massive tail and pectoral fins. It was 58 feet (18 meters) long. Blue whales are huge, but they’re not as large as Megalodon. Blue whales are filter-feeding omnivores and travel alone or in small groups. Their vocalizations make them easily identifiable.
Megalodon was an apex predator. Its powerful tail and pectoral fins made it an excellent hunting tool. Scientists estimate that megalodons could move up to 5 meters per second and eat up to a ton of food a day.
While Hollywood and some researchers like to believe that megalodon lived in the ocean, the truth is that the creature is extinct. Its demise was caused by a combination of factors that lasted hundreds of thousands of years. The idea that megalodons continued to exist for that long is simply ridiculous.
Megalodon is believed to have been the only creature in history to be capable of biting a blue whale in two. When it attacked a blue whale, it would strike the animal before the blue whale was even aware of the shark’s presence. Once the blue whale became aware of the shark’s presence, it would quickly begin to attack.
Orcas are believed to have attacked the blue whale
A blue whale is a large aquatic mammal. Typically, it lives in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The first recorded attack of an orca was in Baja California in 1979. The whale was a young calf, and it probably succumbed to its injuries. Another recorded attack was in 2003, when researchers filmed orcas feeding on a blue whale calf carcass. In May 2017, drone footage showed orcas harassing a blue whale in the Pacific Ocean. The whale eventually managed to escape by flicking its fluke and outrunning the orcas.
The blue whale is one of the most endangered species on the planet. There are only 10,000 to 25,000 of these whales in the wild. As such, their predation of other species could hinder their recovery. The bowhead whale, which is also endangered, is also threatened by orca attacks.
A similar killing has been observed in the southern waters of Western Australia. During this killing, multiple orca pods worked together to kill the blue whale. This killing was witnessed by scientists at the Bremer Canyon marine hotspot. It is thought to be the first documented attack of an orca on a pygmy blue whale.
Great white sharks have a greater sense of smell than humans
Sharks have a keen sense of smell and are renowned for their ability to discriminate between prey and predators. They have two paired nares on the underside of their snout, but no throat, and these organs contain sensory cells that are the primary reason why they can detect small concentrations of scents. These sensory cells are linked to a complex network of nerve endings called chemoreceptors.
Sharks have an incredible sense of smell, and researchers believe they can pick up on the electrical field of their prey, even when they are miles away. They can even detect a human’s heartbeat from a distance of several miles. Despite these incredible abilities, however, there’s a mystery surrounding Great White sharks’ social life. Although they are normally loners, some have been known to swim in small groups to avoid conflict.
Sharks are also sensitive to vibrations in the water. Their lateral line runs from their tail to their head and is composed of cells that can detect water vibrations. This ability to detect vibrations in the water helps sharks to track their prey. They can detect the direction of their prey and the amount of movement it makes. They are also able to detect prey up to 820 feet away.
Blue whales travel across oceans during prehistory
Blue whales can travel over 4,000 miles to reach a breeding ground in the tropics during their migrations. These majestic animals spend the summer months feeding on krill and migrate south for the winter to mate. Researchers have studied blue whale migration by recording underwater sounds with an underwater microphone, 3,000 feet below the water surface. Stanford University biologist William Oestreich and his team used this data to separate daytime from nighttime song patterns.
The migration routes of blue whales are not yet completely understood, but they’ve been observed in many oceans around the world. They feed on krill and zooplankton and migrate thousands of miles to warmer tropical waters. This process takes up to four months.
Scientists know that whales migrate for a variety of reasons, including seasonal changes in their habitat. They move for food, to mate, to lay eggs, or to give birth. Scientists study these migrations to learn more about what triggers them. This is possible because they track animals with special technology that lets them track their movements.