Not sure how easy this would be for the shark, but I'd favor it in open waters as well. 8000 pounds is pushing it. The Elephant seal is unaware that a Leopard seal is hunting. Great white sharks feed on a variety of fish and marine mammals such as seals and dolphins. Orcas and Leopard seals are apex predators in Antarctic and sub-antarctic waters. Both smart, bold and vicious hunters. Great white sharks gather at … Highly unlikely that an orca can be defeated by a team of a great white and elephant seal .Let us consider the great white and the seal individually . If push came to shove, and I had to pick a winner, I'd feel comfortable backing the shark against any elephant seal up to its size range, and a bit higher. In fact, in some areas, adult males get attacked more frequently than the smaller females. The Elephant seal is unaware that a Leopard seal is hunting. The other main predatory threat to elephant seals is the great white shark. The orcas are considered to be one of the most intelligent and fierce predators in the ocean . The species tested ranged from the 1m-long ratfish, a small relative of the sharks that scours the seabed for crabs and clams, to the great white shark, a large predatory shark that can approach 6m in length. In research published in Nature, scientists found white sharks not only fled … Videos of Great White Sharks Hunting and Eating Elephant Seals. The Elephant seal jumps of an ice flow to another part the Antarctic to find a mate. There are a number of accounts of large great white sharks predating or at least attacking male elephant seals of up to 2700 kgs, meaning they were likely equal to or larger than the shark. Shark activity off the Central Coast hit close to home for a bull elephant seal at Piedras Blancas, which was injured by an apparent shark bite. Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) have hunted elephant seals near Campbell Island, while bite marks from a southern sleeper shark (Somniosus antarcticus) have been found on surviving elephant seals in the Macquarie Islands. Great White Shark - Carcharodon carcharias The great white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. The Elephant seal jumps of an ice flow to another part the Antarctic to find a mate. I recall finding a more primary source somewhere that indicated great white shark predation on southern elephant seals had been documented. The orcas are considered to be one of the most intelligent and fierce predators in the ocean . As the shark chased it to the surface, both the seal and the shark breached out of the water. As for overrated, I disagree, just look at the elephant seal vs crocodile thread. To my knowledge, there has never been any documented evidence of any elephant seal inflicting series damage in a bite on a great white, and such minor cuts/scratches that do exist (assuming the seal caused them) are around the shark's head, not its tail or fins. Anyhow many animals over here have been matched against their predators, and great whites rarely will attack a bull elephant seal anyways. Conservation The Leopard seal bites the Elephant seal on the tail, which was a good target for the start. But feel free to disagree. Elephant seal colonies in the Farallones were shown to indirectly benefit from the interactions between these two top predators. I recall finding a more primary source somewhere that indicated great white shark predation on southern elephant seals had been documented. Great white sharks gather around SEFI each fall between September and December to hunt for young elephant seals. And when they do, the sharks withdraw from the area. Off the coast of California, an elephant seal becomes a night-long feast for a large great white shark. To my knowledge, there has never been any documented evidence of any elephant seal inflicting series damage in a bite on a great white, and such minor cuts/scratches that do exist (assuming the seal caused them) are around the shark's head, not its tail or fins. Highly unlikely that an orca can be defeated by a team of a great white and elephant seal .Let us consider the great white and the seal individually . She was a Northern elephant seal, and looked quite placid despite the gaping, crescent-shaped hole in her neck. A wounded elephant seal is seen Monday at Piedras Blancas. She bore the traumatic hallmark of the great white shark. We can agree on that:) Orcas also hunt elephant seals, but they only come by occasionally. Off the coast of California, an elephant seal becomes a night-long feast for a large great white shark. 8000 pounds is pushing it. Very large great white sharks attacking northern elephant seals, let's make that a picture of how southern elephant seal vs great white looks like. The great white shark might not be the ocean's top predator, after all. The elephant seal has a mobility advantage on land as well, if the battle were to take place there.