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“A great white shark that washed up on the South African coast had just eaten a dolphin before another even bigger predator took it out. Biologist Alison Towner shared photos to social media following the autopsy of the 15-foot-long shark, confirming a 'killer whale predation' was the likely cause of death. Scientists were called to the scene after a resident stumbled upon the mangled carcass at the Nyara River Mouth on May 28. The most telltale signs of an orca attack were toothmarks on the creature's head, plus an even more pressing clue - a missing liver. …” DailyMail article: https://mol.im/a/13495949 Serious about crackers | ||
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Told cops where to go for over 29 years…![]() |
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His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm. ![]() |
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Orca (actually members of the dolphin family) are highly evolved, intelligent, and tactically proficient hunters. Sharks in general are extremely primitive by comparison- virtually unchanged for millions and millions of years as a very successful design. Mammalian intelligence wins. As an aside, if I’d have found that great white first, I’d have a nice set of jaws on the wall… ![]() “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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One of our grandsons (5 yrs old) is a huge shark fan. We brought him a shark's tooth necklace from the Caribbean which he loved. Then I told him "You should have seen your grandmother get that tooth. She held the shark down, reached into his mouth, and pulled out one of his teeth!" | |||
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His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm. ![]() |
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E tan e epi tas![]() |
Soooo like a seafood turducken. ![]() Whalsharkin if you will. ![]() "Guns are tools. The only weapon ever created was man." | |||
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That's what sharks get for messing with 'family'. _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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That’s exactly why I don’t swim in the ocean. I am not at the top of the food chain. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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A Grateful American![]() |
I remember in the late 1970s, when we were flying over the beaches of Destin and seeing the "tourists" in the water surrounded by sharks and they had no idea. Monkeys don't swim. Not because they cant, but because they fucking know better... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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This predation puzzles me. 1. Species identification required, not just primitive movement response like a bass on a worm 2. Risk-reward calculation -- target is a dangerous fish, a fast swimmer, but worth the effort 3. Anatomy known -- that a liver exists, that the liver is the best, that the liver is located exactly here (with variable shark sizes, it would have to be based on visual references and 3D coordination) 4. Pleasure principle -- the liver has much less food energy than eating an entire fish, so finding the liver source and abandoning the rest of the carcass means that hunger alone cannot be the reason for the kill 5. Target acquisition -- knowing where sharks exist, where they feed, and in the vastness of the ocean seems impossible, but... 6. Tactical kills -- clear, focused and violent action from blind spots (visually), and away from the shark defense With the orca also being trainable, directable, and willing to entertain humans in small ponds, while being innately capable of such violent feeding in the wild oceans, one has to wonder about their self-awareness, learning capacity, and decision-making. ------- Trying to simplify my life... | |||
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