Orca news, features and articles
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Orca males are burnouts who let their moms do all the hunting, surprising study findsMama orcas are forgoing having more young and instead dote on their existing sons.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Grisly new footage shows orcas attacking a great white shark and eating its liverNewly released video shows a gang of killer whales in South Africa attack and slaughter a great white shark.
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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Orcas and humpbacks clash in a violent melee of breaching and bitingWhale 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.
By Harry Baker Last updated
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Orcas are attacking boats near Europe. It might be a fad.Orcas are snapping the rudders off boats near Europe, and it may be a cetacean fad.
By Stephanie Pappas Last updated
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Killer whales spotted for the first time killing blue whalesKiller whales can hunt and kill blue whales, according to three documented episodes in Australia.
By Laura Geggel Published
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'Grandma' killer whale missing from pod, feared deadOne of the Southern Resident orcas, a 47-year-old female known as L47, hasn't been seen by census takers since February.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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5 gruesome killer whale attacksKiller whales hunt in packs, play with their food and sometimes commit murder.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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In rare wildlife encounter, whale watchers spot two white killer whales off JapanWhale watchers in Japan recently saw a pair of white orcas swimming side by side in a pod off the coast of Hokkaido.
By Harry Baker Published
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Dead baby orca reveals harmful chemical levels in killer whalesEight dead whales found in Norway had high levels of chemicals, including banned PCBs, in their bodies.
By Laura Geggel Published
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