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Seattle's southern resident killer whales in peril
The southern resident orca population marked the turn of the year with both heartbreak and hope: the death of a newborn calf ...
The Bowhead Whale Survives Icy Waters and Killer Whale Attacks
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...
Why Killer Whales—Famous For Sporting Salmon ‘Hats’ In The 1980s—Might Be Doing It Again
Did you know orcas once turned salmon into quirky headwear in the 1980s? This "fad" disappeared by the turn of the decade, ...
AFP on MSN2d
French marine park closes over law banning killer whale shows
A French marine park on Sunday closed down definitively over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals, leaving ...
Grieving orca spotted carrying another dead baby off Washington. ‘Devastating’
An endangered whale was spotted off Washington carrying her calf’s deceased body over a week after the baby was first ...
USA Today10d
Researchers encounter dozens of rare, shark-eating orcas; video
Boaters in the region are far more likely to encounter “transient” orcas, which prey on other marine mammals, including gray whales. Offshore killer whales, as their ecotype association ...