This isn’t a hypothetical. Scientists have found great white carcasses washed up with their livers missing. Just the liver. Nothing else.
Orca Pair Rip Open Great White Sharks to Feast on Their Livers and
Why the liver? Because it’s full of squalene oil—a calorie bomb. Orcas know exactly which organ to eat first. They’re like food critics who only order the expensive appetizer.
One famous incident near Seal Island, South Africa, had a single orca nicknamed “Port.” Port killed at least five great whites in one day. Five. In one day. The sharks disappeared from that area for months.
But Wait—What If the Shark Fights Back?
Great whites have a bite force of about 4,000 pounds per square inch. That’s enough to crush a car door. So why don’t they just bite an orca?
Because orcas are fast and smart. They swim up to 35 mph. They use echolocation to map the shark’s body. They’ll ram the shark’s gills or tail to disable it.
Think of it this way: a great white is a heavyweight boxer. An orca is a heavyweight boxer who also knows kung fu, carries a knife, and has six friends watching his back.
