Unfortunately, this potential power struggle between two apex predators can have devastating effects on the marine ecosystem. Orcas targeting sharks can ... on the marine food web." ...

Shark researchers show what could happen to Cape Cod if great whites disappear: ‘Sharks help keep it all in balance… they’re ...

The sudden disappearance of great white sharks from South Africa’s False Bay is causing major changes in the ocean ecosystem, ...

A pair of orcas terrorizing white sharks off the coast of South Africa may have captured the popular imagination, but their activities may be quite damaging, new research suggests.

The loss of apex predators doesn't just harm ecosystems ... a top predator leads to cascading effects on the marine food web.” As shark populations continue to face threats globally ...

So yeah, it matters. A lot. The study isn’t just a eulogy for False Bay’s sharks, it’s a red flag for the rest of the planet. If apex predators vanish, the oceans unravel. And when the oceans unravel, ...

The return of apex ... after shark populations had recovered. The findings indicated that small mesopredatory reef fishes exhibited anti-predator behaviors—including less foraging for food ...

Here's why the world's largest known predatory fish, the great white shark, is the ultimate apex predator of the ocean. Great white sharks have one of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom.