Researchers encounter dozens of rare, shark-eating orcas; video
Footage shows the mysterious killer whales patrolling a submarine canyon off Monterey, Ca. “There were fins everywhere we looked.” ...
Rare for the region, Pygmy killer whale found stranded on Florida Keys beach. Take a look
A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and ...
Orcas get bigger buffer zone under new Washington state law
The law aims to protect southern resident orcas from noise caused by boat traffic, which could affect their likelihood of ...
Anglers glimpse rare moment of orcas 'coordinating' attack on whale
While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a ...
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This orca’s grief stunned the world. Now she’s mourning the loss of another calf.
She nudged her nose under her lifeless newborn, laboring to keep it above the gray water of Puget Sound ... By analyzing hormones in southern resident killer whales’ feces, Wasser has helped ...
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An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said in a Facebook post.
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New WA law creates 1,000-yard boat buffer from southern resident orcas
The law does not change the regulations around approaching healthier populations such as Bigg’s killer whales, humpback whales, gray whales or any other whale species in the area. Seattle Times ...
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Rare for the region, Pygmy killer whale found stranded on Florida Keys beach. Take a look
While found in tropical and subtropical waters, the small gray and black whales typically ... they found it was a 5 and a half-foot long Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata), per a Dolphins ...