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almostaugust 10-16-2003 07:43 AM

Great White Vs Killer Whale
 
If both animals were of equal size who do you think would win- the Orca or the Shark? I personally think the Orca would win through its intelligence factor, but itd be close either way.

I started similar thread on topic board once long ago, and people got very fired up. So 'Peace' everyone, its just a hypothetical.

mattevil 10-16-2003 07:46 AM

i say the shark if they were equal size since he has all them pointy teeth and dicovery channel always says they are the perfect predater and such.size they usually are though the orca owns hence quint's boat in JAWS.

Midlandmadman 10-16-2003 08:13 AM

I am throwing in my vote for the great white..... oh, and if you plan to make them equal size.... make the killer whale smaller not the great white bigger...... the surfers will thank you later.

cchris 10-16-2003 08:56 AM

Penguins.

(Bail out while the goings good).

Too much blood around.

Astrocloud 10-16-2003 09:23 AM

link

Clash of the titans: Orca Vs. Great White

SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Move over, Jaws. An underwater battle captured on videotape proves that killer whales are the kings of the sea.

The first known videotape of a clash between a killer whale and a great white shark has enthralled whale watchers all over the world.

"Nothing like this has been known to happen before," said Mary Jane Schramm, a naturalist who witnessed the attack Saturday off the Farallon Islands.

Marine biologists had assumed that the ocean's two big predators tended to avoid each other. But the tape shows otherwise.

The video was shot by wildlife enthusiasts on a cruise sponsored by the Oceanic Society. They were alerted by a radio transmission from a fisherman who had spotted two orcas in the area.

The expedition found the two killer whales -- a 20-foot-long female and a youngster about half her length -- were still there, swimming idly about.

"Then we noticed this dark shape moving in the water, giving the orcas a wide berth," Schramm said.

The adult orca veered toward the dark shape, and then surged to the surface with a 10-foot-long great white shark in her jaws. "We were stunned," Schramm said.

The killer whale eventually swam away from the boat and began thrashing the shark on the surface of the water, a practice orcas typically employ with their prey.

Around this time, Peter Pyle, a great white shark expert with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, arrived on the scene. He got within 5 feet of the killer whales, then used a special underwater camera to record the attack.

Having made her kill, the victorious orca let her maternal instinct take over.

"The female apparently killed the shark, but she didn't eat it -- she was encouraging the calf to feed,"

Schramm said. Schramm said the calf "especially liked the liver. You know how hard it can be to get kids to eat. Not him, though."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Astrocloud 10-16-2003 09:27 AM

Here's an attempt to imbed some video of a killer whale eating a great white.
try this link:

http://www.extremescience.com/whale_shark_15.mov

thejoker130 10-16-2003 09:29 AM

GO KILLER WHALE!!

Averett 10-16-2003 09:33 AM

http://www.metalexpress.no/images/pi...at%20White.jpg
Vs.
http://www.mascotspot.com/pics/shamu.jpg

I'm goin with Shamu on this one...

Redlemon 10-16-2003 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Averett
I'm goin with Shamu on this one...
You didn't factor in the pyrotechnics, did you... I pick Jack Russel's Great White.

Averett 10-16-2003 09:52 AM

Shit, is this contest being held in a small night club with no over head sprinkler system?

If that's the case, Great White it is!

vermin 10-16-2003 09:45 PM

I'd have to go with Great White. Shamu will be beaching himself after the first chorus.


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