Wildlife researchers near the Farallon Islands, near San Francisco, have found that after sharks encountered Orcas they swam away and didn’t return to the area for an entire year. Normally their migration patterns don’t bring the two species into contact with each other but in the rare instance when they did meet the sharks swam away at top speeds.
Great White’s can grow up to 20 feet long and weigh up to 4,000 pounds.
Orcas can grow up to 30 feet long and weigh up to 10,000 pounds.
Orcas hunt in packs. Sharks hunt in isolation.
A video from 1997 documents a group of Orcas attacking a Great White.
The real winners: seals and sea lions.
