News Animals Videos capture orcas’ tricks for taking down the largest fish on Earth The versatile hunters are known for attacking blue whales, boats — and now whale sharks The whale shark–hunting techniques of orcas has been documented for the first time. Here, a pod of orcas surrounds a whale shark, with one orca using its head to smack the giant fish. Kelsey Williamson Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Susan Milius November 29, 2024 at 12:00 am Video from excited ecotourists shows how orcas manage an unlikely feat of predation: killing a massive whale shark.