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Boats still aren't safe from orcas as the Mediterranean yachting season kicks off and killer whales sink another yacht
Orca whales sank a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday in the latest of seve…
Erin Snodgrass,Kelsey Vlamis
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Sixth species in the world: Wild Ugandan chimps go through menopause, 20-year-old study confirms!
While menopause appears normal for us, it does raise questions about its evolutionary implications,…
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Killer whale doctors use dart guns, drones, and dogs to treat their orca patients as population numbers plummet
The endangered Southern Residents are the smallest of four groups of fish-eating killer whales foun…
Erin Snodgrass
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Stop calling the killer whale encounters with boats 'attacks'
No doubt it feel like an attack to the people on the boats, but experts say the killer whales are p…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Stunning video shows Antarctic killer whales appearing to use icebergs as scratching posts, possibly to exfoliate their skin
National Geographic captured the first known footage of killer whales rubbing up against icebergs, …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Kelsey Vl…
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Who are the most likely losers of the 'orca uprising?' Sadly, the killer whales themselves.
Killer whales could be killed by collisions with boats, and the surrounding discourse could leave t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling the orcas exactly where to find them
The music will also add to human-made ocean noise, which is already a major issue for marine animal…
Kelsey Vlamis,Hannah Getahun
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Scientists have found the great white sharks that fled for their lives from gruesome liver-eating killer whale attacks
Great white sharks disappeared from their natural habitat in South Africa after attacks by liver-ea…
Maiya Focht
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5 things you think you know about killer whales that are actually wrong
The biggest misconception about killer whales is in the name: "whales." These creatures are actuall…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Morgan Mc…
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A ship captain attacked by an orca is worried boaters are going to start shooting killer whales
A ship captain whose yacht was ambushed by killer whales near Spain told Newsweek he's worried nega…
Paul Squire
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A 1-day-old sea otter was rescued after being attacked by killer whales that also killed her mom, video shows
Video showed the killer whales tossing around the sea otters with big tail flips. After the mom ott…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The Atlantic published a story describing killer whales as 'sadistic jerks.' The pro-orca internet was unamused.
Orcas have become symbols of revolution and resistance after going viral for destroying ships off t…
Hannah Getahun
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Twitter is rife with speculation that boat-bashing killer whales are 'orcanizing' with dolphins and other sea creatures now
Twitter users got hyped when a massive orca pod was spotted off the coast of Massachusetts, and swi…
Cheryl Teh
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Remarkable video showed a false killer whale twirling and 'twerking' in front of divers. The species is known to socialize with humans, even bringing them large fish.
False killer whales have been documented passing fish to humans, which research biologist Robin Bai…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Orca attacks on boats appear to be 'leapfrogging' across oceans as a yacht is rammed by killer whale north of Scotland
Previous orca attacks on boats occurred 3,000 miles away, off the coasts of Portugal and Spain, sug…
Isobel van Hagen
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Comparing an orca's brain to a human's explains why killer whales are the ocean's ultimate apex predator
Orcas and humans are at the top of their respective food chains. To understand why, just take a loo…
Emily Swaim
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Some of the 30 killer whales captured doing flips and playing near boats in California were the same orcas that attacked a pair of gray whales and tried to eat them alive
Six of the killer whales captured in extraordinary footage in Monterey Bay were the same orcas that…
Kelsey Vlamis,Lauren Steussy
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Orca attacks on boats aren't out of revenge, killer whale experts say. They're just having fun.
Killer whales have sunk three boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal so far this year. But exper…
Erin Heger
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Researchers think other orcas are imitating a single killer whale that first started targeting boats, leading some to sink
A killer whale named White Gladis first started confronting boats. Other orcas appear to be followi…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Killer whales moms spend more time with their sons than daughters, and it may be threatening their survival
Southern Resident killer whales moms will keep sharing their food with their sons throughout their …