Marine mammal news, features and articles
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Orcas 'attacking' boats are actually just bored teenagers having fun, experts sayOrcas off the coast of Iberia are spending less time hunting and more time exploring new games thanks to the recent recovery of their favorite prey, Atlantic bluefin tuna.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and experts warn there could be more attacks soonA group of orcas known to attack boats in southwest Europe have sunk a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after ripping open its hull. It is the fifth time these killer whales have sent a ship to the seafloor in the last three years.
By Harry Baker Published
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Japan plans to commercially hunt vulnerable fin whales, enraging conservationistsJapan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Infamous boat-sinking orcas spotted hundreds of miles from where they should be, baffling scientistsOrcas that attack and sink boats in southwestern Europe have been spotted circling a vessel in Spain, hundreds of miles from where they should currently be. And scientists can't explain why.
By Harry Baker Published
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Decomposing globster washes ashore in Malaysia, drawing crowdsA mysterious sea creature found on a beach in Malaysia could be a whale carcass.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Orcas aren't all the same species, study of North Pacific killer whales revealsScientists suggest that killer whales be divided into two distinct species.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Orca calf refuses to leave a lagoon where its mother stranded and died off Vancouver IslandRescuers have been trying to coax a 2-year-old orca from a lagoon off Vancouver Island and back to the ocean for five days, but they only have a 30-minute window every day when waters are high.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attackA pod of sperm whales flung their poop at unsuspecting orcas to avoid a fatal attack.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Brutal footage shows orca mom and son team up to drown another pod's calfFirst of its kind footage captures the moment an orca mom and her son drown a calf in an extremely rare case of infanticide.
By Hannah Osborne Published
