Comments on: Orca versus Great White: when “news” is actually really old

By: TheDorsalFin

TheDorsalFin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:52:11 +0000

Will,

Thanks for the info. I’ve got the date corrected, now.

By: Will Richardson

Will Richardson — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:40:20 +0000

That date’s wrong. It was October 4th, 1997. I was on the whaler with Pete.

By: Nat Geo video: Did killer whale attack great white shark using tonic immobility? - The Dorsal Fin

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:42:01 +0000

[...] a theory that a killer whale from the L.A. Pod of orcas might have used tonic immobility during a 1997 attack on a great white shark at the Farallones. The theory suggests that the orca (identified as “CA2″) potentially rammed the [...]

By: Jason R

Jason R — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:38:06 +0000

Maybe it's related to these more recent images of whale on shark action.

By: Jeremy W.

Jeremy W. — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:59:20 +0000

I was unaware that the White and the Megaladon shared the oceans until I read the Showdown at Sea piece from National Wildlife Magazine.

Very interesting post, seems that it is likely that the shark with the 2 large bite wounds from October may have have been the victim of an Orca attack.