This event is part of a series of documented encounters between orcas and whale sharks in the southern Gulf of California. Between 2018 and recent years, researchers have recorded

For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species of fish on Earth. This graphic footage proves that whale sharks are a regular part of some orcas’ diets, and solves the mystery of how they are able to kill the massive fish.