Orca gang develops brutal hunting strategy to take on the world's largest shark — 'This is a...

A gang of orcas off the coast of Mexico have learned how to hunt whale sharks — the world's largest shark species — and their tactics are brutal.

One male individual was present at the majority of these hunting events, researchers say, suggesting he may be driving this predatory behavior.

"The animals have shown us over and over again that they are extremely good at developing highly specialized strategies to target specific prey," Volker Deecke, a professor of wildlife conservation at the University of Cumbria in the U.K., told Live Science in an email. "This is a fascinating behaviour." Deecke specializes in marine mammal biology but was not involved in the new study.