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Setras
15th July 2017, 15:09
Found this whilst browsing today.
http://secondnexus.com/ecology-and-sustainability/fourth-great-white-shark-found-with-liver-removed-with-surgical-precision/?utm_content=inf_10_1164_2&tse_id=INF_a39396c068d911e790011d41b85aaeb5

It describes the mutilation of a Great White, the 4th one. They attribute the kill to Orcas and say a hunting pair are known to be in the area. They identify the liver, stomach and content, and testes removed. The liver (a source of squalene) is said to be favoured by the orcas, I do remember hearing about this compounds anti cancer properties too, it stop the cancer from growing a blood supply.

What i find strange about the whole story is the wording saying the liver was removed with surgical precision. This would not be the same as the slicing teeth of a pointed tooth predator...

Possible cover for illegal research or something more other-worldly?

Spiral
15th July 2017, 15:33
Very strange, it could be research, but why kill the animal so cruelly ?

My first thought was Chinese medicine, in which case the fin would have been the first thing they removed, however it's still there !

Tyy1907
16th July 2017, 03:36
The surgical precision part throws the Orca story a bit but other than that I can totally believe Orcas doing that. They're called Whales but looking at one closely Orcas look very dolphin like to me. Their intelligence is quite dolphin like as well.