Whale Kills Seaworld Trainer

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http://www.phenomenica.com/2010/03/whal ... ombat.html

Whale can beat shark in fierce combat

In a new research, scientists have estimated that in a ferocious battle between the killer whale and the great white shark, it would be the whale that would emerge the winner.

According to a report in the Express, the research was carried out off California’s Farallon Islands.

Rather than brute strength or ferocity, it is the killer whale’s superior brainpower that wins the day.

Killer whales have found the shark’s weakness – they simply tip it upside down, which sends the creature into a trance and it drowns.

Once dead, the whale can rip open the shark and feed on its nutritious liver.

According to author Jonnie Hughes, “The surprising truth is that sharks can be rendered harmless fairly easily – you just flip them upside-down. To calm itself, the shark releases serotonin and falls into a trance.”

While there is no known instance of a killer whale attacking a human in the wild, the number of shark attacks continue at the rate of more than one a week.

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Haha tip i upside down and it drowns. That's pretty neat.

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And like none of us ever suspected, these mighty ninjatastic animals keep getting more and more intriguing...

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63L46N20100422

[the acid never lies]

That whale was totally out of orca.

Worst. Pun. Ever.

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... S8yEdm9LCQ

Seals eating sharks...

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... S8yEdm9LCQ

Seals eating sharks...

Doesn't come as a surprise.

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It's being reported that the trainer had finished explaining to the audience what they were about to see when the whale swam up out of the water, grabbed her and whipped her around in the way the whales normally use to kill prey, like seals.

*doesn't sleep for a week*

You a whale trainer?

Yea I saw his GF on Facebook. OH!!