The Newspaper - June Edition 2017

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THE NEWSPAPER

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June 2017

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HOW DID THE KILLER WHALES OUTSMART THE GREAT WHITE SHARKS?

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Photo: Group of Orcas - Photo Credit: Hennie Otto

When three great white sharks mysteriously washed ashore along the coast in Gansbaai, researchers weren’t sure what to think. But after doing necropsies (animal autopsies) on all three sharks, the researchers identified a possible culprit. All of the sharks were missing their livers, and one was missing its heart. It’s likely that an orca, also known as a killer whale, attacked the sharks and ate their organs. The great white shark is one of the ocean’s most powerful predators, yet it is sometimes prey for orcas that killed several of the formidable creatures off South Africa’s coast this month. The rare necropsies conducted on the three carcasses that washed ashore show how orcas dominate the marine food

chain at the expense of great white sharks, whose ferocious reputation (thanks partly to the 1975 movie “Jaws”) belies their vulnerability to shark nets, fishing, poaching, pollution— and the biggest member of the dolphin family. Orcas, which also face human threats, have a softer image (the 1993 film “Free Willy” helped) due to their intelligence and accessibility at water parks. Ingrid Visser, who has studied killer whales for nearly 20 years, said orcas used their powerful tails to create strong underwater currents that forced the sharks to the surface, then stunned them. Continue Reading Page 3

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Cape Water Crisis - Health Clubs Turn Off The Steam In response to the serious water crisis in the Western Cape, Virgin Active health clubs in the region have closed their saunas and steam rooms and have stopped the filling of swimming pools. The latter action may mean the closure of pools when the level is no longer safe for swimming. Wesley Noble, Head of Changing Business for Good at Virgin Active, says these measures come on top of a range of actions which the clubs have already taken including shutting off high pressure sensation showers, educating members and cutting water usage in every area of the business.

Noble says the company has been implementing a programme of water conservation across all of its clubs for several years, and consumption is down 11% nationally on a year-on-year basis, but the situation in the Cape “has really focussed our minds and we calculate we’ve saved as much as 10.5 million litres in the region which is the equivalent of 7 extra glasses of drinking water for every resident in the Western Cape.”

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