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Can a Megalodon take on a blue whale?

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Only a large/adult one. An adult megalodon could weight up to 103 metric tons, be up to 77ft (23–24m)long, and had a bite force of 18 tons (figure for 20.3m megalodons). It was WARM BODIED it would have sharpened sense and would be extremely active always on the constant hunt for whales. read more

Yes, but a shark does not have to be as large as a Megalodon to take on a Blue Whale. Existing and much smaller sharks have been known to pray on Blue Whales from time to time. Here is a video that shows a medium-sized tiger shark incapacitating a fully grown Blue Whale. read more

This is implying that the Megalodon could take on even the largest of blue whales, and kill them. Another shark paleontologist Leonardo Compagno, also stated that "Megalodons could take on prey as large as fin or even mortally wound blue whales, without the tactics [and numbers] needed by smaller orcas". read more

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