I know that Orcas eat smaller fish like salmon and herring, and that some of them eat seals and stuff, but I need to know what eats the orcas?? Its part of my food chain for a paper I have to turn in tomorrow
2007-04-09 14:10:35 · 7 answers · asked by Nikki 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
when the orcas die, smaller fish will eat the dead carcasses and bacteria will decompose the rest.
2007-04-09 14:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by tom huxley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just confirming what other people said, but it is true that orcas are at the top of their food chain. Nothing eats them, although humans used to hunt them. When they die, though, they move to the bottom of the food chain and feed smaller fish and bacteria.
2007-04-09 14:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing eats Orcas. They used to be hunted by humans but I don't believe that goes on any longer. Their numbers are decreasing due to overfishing of their prey, environmental pollution and poisoning by PCBs.
2007-04-09 14:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though killer whales are the top predators in their ecosystems, there are things that feed on them:
1. Internal parasites such as tapeworms, roundworms, and flukes feed on killer whales.
2. Sharks feed on very young, very old, sick, or injured killer whales.
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