WATCH: Shark Week Shares the First Drone Footage of Orca Whales Hunting a Great White Shark
WARNING: Graphic footage contained in the video A shocking scene from Shark Week 2022 shows that even great predators can become prey. A recent article in theAfrican Journal of Marine Sciencefound that aggressive killer whales in the area are likely responsible for the absence of great white sharks. Researchers for the article, published on June 29, found that atleast two orcas were hunting the large sharks near South Africa. The researchers also discovered evidence that orcas had hunted and killed at least eight great white sharks — often removing the sharks' livers — in the area since 2017, which had caused other sharks to flee South African waters....