2006-07-24 14:39:34 · 13 answers · asked by Flash 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Dirty fat little Japanese buggers who eat anything that moves.
2006-07-24 14:44:46 · answer #1 · answered by rsdudm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aside from bacteria, fungi and diseases....
I'd say it depends on the species, but people are one of the big predators of whales in some parts of the world still....and so are the larger sharks (great white, hammerhead, though they prefer smaller prey like seals usually, they will eat *anything* that poses an opportunity to feed), and *some of the larger, non-plankton eating whales themselves* like the Orca (killer whale) and Sperm Whales (which don't eat plankton and do hunt prey). Also, I have heard that *giant octopus* have been known to take out an occasional whale, though the reverse is more often true as regards sperm whales....
I'm likely missing something, but that is all I can think of off the top of my head.
2006-07-24 14:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by Bradley P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Eats Whales
2016-10-05 03:19:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the whale is other than a Killer Whale, then the killer whale would be the prey for a calf or baby whale. In a documentary entitled "deep Blue", I saw three Killer whales take six hours to separate a baby humpback away from its mother to eat it. The mother herself was not in any danger. Other than that, only man preys on them and that is illegal...except for Eskimos.
2006-07-24 15:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by Robere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whales are pretty much at the top of the food chain. Although they are at the top though, they are still killed by fishermen, pollution, and much, much more. Just because they look like killers of the deep doesn't mean they are. If you want to know more and actually see how gentle these creatures are, take a trip to Orlando, Florida and go to Sea World or just check out the website!!!
2006-07-24 15:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by Shakarra W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We used to, killer whales can gang up on whales and eat them. Other sharks can pick off weak babies and weak old whales. Hag fish will attach themselves to whales and eat from them. The cookie cutter shark eat chucks of flesh from whales. Giant squids. Polar bears can kill beached whales, a pack of arctic wolves. Anything predatory will eat a stranded whales.
2006-07-24 14:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by Gray Wanderer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes ceratin sharks will try and prey on a whale,But I dont know if they have any success!!
2006-07-24 14:43:08 · answer #7 · answered by michaelmoss30054 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whale's natural enemies are man and other whales--especially killer whales.
2006-07-24 14:43:58 · answer #8 · answered by freedomnow1950 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whales are eaten mainly by sharks and killer whales. and sometimes humans.
2006-07-24 18:00:11 · answer #9 · answered by Sara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whales are prey to sharks, diseases, bacteria... and small small tings call microbes
2006-07-24 14:42:55 · answer #10 · answered by MstrChief55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People eat them..aside from that, I think they're pretty well the top of the food chain.
2006-07-24 14:43:01 · answer #11 · answered by Angela 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋