In 2008, a strange story occurred off the west coast of Australia, a 15-meter-long humpback whale, in order to save a sperm whale cub, bravely killed a group of killer whales.
On the west coast of Australia in 2008, some tourists stood on the deck and saw the whirlpools rolling up in the sea, and used binoculars to see 12 killer whales besieging a sperm whale cub, and after several weeks of struggle, the sperm whale cub was hit by a killer whale, the cub died, and the body gradually sank.
At this moment, the blood of the sperm whale splattered out, and its blood was diluted by the seawater, stimulating other killer whales, and their bloodthirsty nature made them instantly surround and surround the young whales.
When I was about to stutter, a large wave suddenly came from the sea, and then a 15-meter-long humpback whale appeared. This humpback whale is huge, it swam around on the sea, and its tail sweep directly scattered the killer whale.
The humpback whale was in the middle of killer whales and sperm whales, and the killer whale colony was intimidated, scattered and fled, and did not appear in this area for a long time.
Sperm whales generally appear in groups and roam the deep sea, their diet is tuna, squid and shrimp, but tiger sharks fight in teams, and young whales are no match for them.
At the beginning of 2008, a sperm whale stranded and died on the seashore, after investigation, the female whale weighed 48 tons, and then scientists spent 4 months studying and forming important sperm whale data.
Although sperm whales have few rivals in the ocean, they are afraid of killer whales.
Killer whales are good at camouflage, it turns its belly, floats on the sea like a piece of wood, does not know the situation and thinks that it is dead, there are some curious animals, as long as they are close, they will be hit, killer whales suddenly turn over and swallow these animals into their mouths.
Once a killer whale used this method to attract a sea lion, and when the sea lion approached, the killer whale suddenly stunned it with its tail. Swallowed his stomach in one gulp.
Killer whales are natural enemies of many marine animals, and they are very intelligent.
Once, 5 killer whales saw a sea lion cub moving on the beach, the killer whale used some tricks to lure the sea lion cub into the water, and the killer whale ate the sea lion.
In the deep sea of Norway, herring live together in schools, followed by killer whales, which can swallow a group in one bite.
In the New Zealand Sea, there is a specialty fish called stingray and ray, killer whales spit strings of bubbles on these fish, and these fish that originally lived in the sand, were frightened and ran out, killer whales used their tails to shoot the rays to death, and enjoyed a delicious meal.
The killer whales living in the sea of Antarctica have even mastered a special skill, next to a small iceberg, make a wave, seals will accidentally fall into the sea and become their food.
Humpback whales seem to be inherently uncomfortable with killer whales, and in 2009 something happened in Antarctica that surprised scientists.
At that time, a seal was drifting on the ice floe, attracting several killer whales to come and surround the seals, and when the killer whales were setting a trap and throwing the seals into the water, the critical moment suddenly set off a splash from the rear, and a huge humpback whale appeared, which saved the seal.
In general, even the cubs of killer whales have a very violent temperament, equivalent to brutal carnivores, and baby killer whales practice how to attack creatures larger than themselves from an early age.
The distinctive feature of humpback whales is that their tails are very white, like a boat, and there are markings on them, similar to human fingerprints.
Humpback whales like to sing in the sea, some human hunters catch it through songs, scientists have studied humpback whales singing songs like nature, they often sing the same song for a long time.
When a humpback whale jumps into the water, the middle part of its body rises upward, like a hunchbacked whale, hence its name.
In 2008, it was estimated that there are about 100,000 humpback whales living in the world's global oceans, so why is it so often against killer whales?
The researchers said: "The humpback whale is like an adult, and the killer whale is equivalent to a child in size, and it suppresses the killer whale from the strength. ”
The weapon of the killer whale is a large row of teeth in the mouth, sharp as a knife, and the weapon of the humpback whale is the pectoral fin, which is 5 meters long when opened, and the force of the shot is more than a ton.
On the body of the humpback whale, there are many barnacles densely glued, these crustaceans are the adsorbents of humpback whales, and they are also powerful armor.
A humpback whale, pat the killer whale, then the killer whale may be scratched, or even killed, as long as the killer whale encounters the humpback whale, will flee with acceleration.
Expert Liu Baohua said: "In the process of hunting, killer whales will release a sound that cannot be heard by humans, like a whistle, while humpback whales can hear it." ”
As long as the humpback whale knows the location of the killer whale, it will call other humpback whales in their own way and go to besiege the killer whale together.
According to statistics, humpback whales have rescued dolphins, turtles, fish and other animals from killer whales' mouths.
In the humpback whale population, they specifically target killer whales. The reason for this is mainly because the humpback whale family has killed killer whales in history, and in the genes of humpback whales, it carries this memory. Therefore, these humpback whales are always on the lookout for killer whales, with the aim of getting rid of killer whales.
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Food Chain in the Ocean
