Two orcas dubbed “Port” and “Starboard” have been credited with killing and disemboweling 20 sharks near Cape Town, South Africa.
A pair of notoriously bloodthirsty killer whales lived up to their name by ripping apart 20 sharks whose disemboweled carcasses washed up on a South African beach last week, according to scientists.
It’s been suggested that the shark-hunting duo massacred at least 17 of the apex predators “in one sitting.” “This is the largest amount of sharks these orcas have killed in this area in one sitting,” Towner said. Ralph Watson, a marine biologist with the local conservation and diving group Marine Dynamics Academy who took part in the sharks’ port-mortems, described the orcas’ killing technique as “surgical.” He explained that the pair targets sharks’ liver because it is “a very nutritious organ, full of oils.”Scientists said the orcas killed 17 of the sharks in one sitting to feast on their oil-rich livers.
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