White shark 2 circles defensive dogfight tactics

[Youtch]

I was mesmerized by the similarity with dogfight tactics.

 

It does not end up well for the white shark who is out numbered and fall victim to a boom n zoom from below by another whale in the squadron.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/05/drone-footage-orcas-killing-white-shark-south-africa

[343KKT_Kintaro]

For decades now we know orcas do kill white sharks...

 

I was a scuba diver years ago. I saw so many times fish "dogfighting" fish that I can tell you there's no need to refer to bigger aquatic fauna to see the equivalent of dogfighting in these animals. It happens all the time, every minute a "dogfight" happens underwater.

 

Cheerio!

 

PS: have you ever witnessed a dragonfly chasing a butterfly? THIS is a real dogfiht in the air! and it does happen every day on earth, every year from March to October!

[Youtch]

Dragonfly has a level of maneouvrability that has no equivalent in our flying world, hence somehow the fish analogy seemed to fit better.

[343KKT_Kintaro]

2 minutes ago, Youtch said:

Dragonfly has a level of maneouvrability that has no equivalent in our flying world, hence somehow the fish analogy seemed to fit better.

 

 

A few years ago, in a forest here in France, in the very middle of a chase, I saw once one butterfly almost being caught by the dragonfly. The butterfly turned on itself in a desperate roll and keppt flying at its fastest speed. I saw them get lost in the woods without ever knowing if the dragonfly had caught the butterfly. Believe me, that match was very very very even.

 

 

[9./JG27golani79]

I once saw a crow boom and zooming a buzzard - it was amazing to watch.

 

A lot of cool stuff going on in our wildlife.

[Mtnbiker1998]

I've seen a few birds try and get close to an RC plane I was flying. No dogfights personally but I have seen a few youtube videos of hawks attacking RC's!