Orcas
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Orca males are burnouts who let their moms do all the hunting, surprising study finds
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Mama orcas are forgoing having more young and instead dote on their existing sons.
Grisly new footage shows orcas attacking a great white shark and eating its liver
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Newly released video shows a gang of killer whales in South Africa attack and slaughter a great white shark.
Orcas: Facts about killer whales
By Alina Bradford, Patrick Pester last updated
reference Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the dolphin family.
Orcas and humpbacks clash in a violent melee of breaching and biting
By Harry Baker last updated
Whale watchers in British Columbia recently witnessed an intense showdown between a group of 15 transient killer whales and a pair of female humpback whales in the Salish Sea.
Orcas are attacking boats near Europe. It might be a fad.
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
Orcas are snapping the rudders off boats near Europe, and it may be a cetacean fad.
Killer whales spotted for the first time killing blue whales
By Laura Geggel published
Killer whales can hunt and kill blue whales, according to three documented episodes in Australia.
'Grandma' killer whale missing from pod, feared dead
By Mindy Weisberger published
One of the Southern Resident orcas, a 47-year-old female known as L47, hasn't been seen by census takers since February.
5 gruesome killer whale attacks
By Stephanie Pappas published
Killer whales hunt in packs, play with their food and sometimes commit murder.
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