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Orcas Target Great White Shark Livers Amid Climate Change

11/5/2025

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Researchers in Mexico documented orcas from the Moctezuma pod hunting juvenile great white sharks and extracting their livers.
Footage from 2020 and 2022 shows the orcas flipping sharks upside down to induce tonic immobility.
The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, suggests climate change may be increasing encounters between these predators.
The behavior could affect shark populations and the broader ecosystem if the Moctezuma pod targets juveniles more frequently.

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Story summary

Researchers in Mexico documented orcas from the Moctezuma pod hunting juvenile great white sharks and extracting their livers.
Footage from 2020 and 2022 shows the orcas flipping sharks upside down to induce tonic immobility.
The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, suggests climate change may be increasing encounters between these predators.
The behavior could affect shark populations and the broader ecosystem if the Moctezuma pod targets juveniles more frequently.