Do sharks get eaten by other sea creatures?
2006-07-07 02:18:55 · 12 answers · asked by derriest 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Killer whales munching on Great whites.
...Authorities last week identified the killer whales seen attacking a great white shark off the Farallon Islands as members of the "LA Pod," a gang of orcas that usually frequent waters off Los Angeles.
Witnesses to the Oct. 4 attack saw two orcas swimming when the larger one sped off, returning to the surface with a 10-foot shark in her jaws.
The 20-foot orca was caught on videotape thrashing the shark to death. Based on the footage, biologists have identified the attacker as "CA2," a fullgrown female at least 25 years old. She was last seen off Santa Barbara in 1995 and is the only known killer whale to prey on sharks.
2006-07-07 02:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by MK6 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Food Chain Of Sharks
2016-12-16 11:23:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not 100% positive, but I'm thinking whales, as they are so much larger. I bet they could just pop a shark in their mouth for a snack. Something has to be above sharks, or they would take over the whole freakin' ocean.
2006-07-07 02:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sharks are at the top of the food chain. However, giant squid have been known to make shark into a tasty snack.
2006-07-07 02:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by Answer King 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really a chain, more of lots of different loops. The shark one goes:
Plankton, small fish, bigger fish or small shark, bigger shark, sometimes killer whale or (more often) plankton eating bodies and we start over again.
These days, of course, above sharks are humans, as we are busy exterminating many sharks species for sport or because we think their evil killing machines.
2006-07-07 02:26:46 · answer #5 · answered by soulrider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sharks and whales share the top of the food chain but as for your other question, dolphins do occasionally kill sharks but they dont eat them.
2006-07-07 02:23:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are...
Sharks could become the 'king' in the ocean. But remember this. After the shark die, than it will be decomposed by the detritivore. So no edge
2006-07-07 02:22:26 · answer #7 · answered by Double Helix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Orcas (killer whales) often catch and kill sharks, including great whites. There are also orcas who kill whales, dolphins, and seals. Therefor orcas would be at the top of the food chain. Sorry
2006-07-07 03:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sharks can be eaten by other creaters...i think some types of carnivorous whale will eat them if there are more whales than are sharks
2006-07-07 02:22:35 · answer #9 · answered by nikkigurl232004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no, no. King Trident is the tippy, tippy top of the food chain in the oceans.
2006-07-07 02:24:36 · answer #10 · answered by Silazius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋