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2 orcas slaughter 19 sharks in a single day in South Africa, eating their livers and leaving them to rot
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
An orca killing spree continues in South Africa. Their target: shark livers.

Orca appears to adopt (or abduct) a baby pilot whale
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have recorded an orca swimming with a pilot whale calf in a possible interspecies adoption, but how the two came together is a mystery.

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 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.
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