Orca DNA Found in Great White Shark Torn in Half, Scientists Discover

Scientists have confirmed that a mutilated great white shark found washed up on a beach in Australia was attacked and disemboweled by orcas, with its head and spine being the only remains. The necropsy revealed characteristic bite marks consistent with orca predation, and genetic analysis confirmed the presence of orca DNA in the shark's bite wounds. This is the first evidence of orcas preying on great whites off Australia's coast. Frequent predation by orcas could further endanger the already critically low population of great whites in Australia.