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An adult Orca alone already significantly outclasses a Great White. A large adult Great White might weigh up to 1,110 kg (2,450 lb) while a large adult Orca can weigh up to 5,380 kg (11,860 lb). Orcas can reach speeds of over 48 km's per hour, while a Great White Shark manage up to 24 km per hour. The Orca's spine and tail also allow it to pull manoeuvres (sudden dive, climb) that a shark can't respond to. And that's before you even consider the Orca's brain...

And it seems Orca's may have figured out a sharks big weakness... tonic immobility - https://www.sharktrust.org/tonic-immobility



The brain facilitates social grouping and pack hunting. The latter is just about the most effective predatory strategy in nature.


Orca’s also develop “specialization” with different pods developing specific hunting techniques based on the primary type of prey in their locale.


Everything I've read says while they have the instincts of a hunter they learn a lot from their social group and progenitors.


I would not be surprised if they have their own hackernews and are now talking about how great humans brain is.


I wouldn't be surprised if some of the participants on this HN actually are Orcas, they seem to capable of anything and everything ...


Wolf packs can take down a polar bear so its not entirely one-to-one with size/skill.


killer moves... wait




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