Orcas may join parrots and the other animals who can imitate human speech. A study examined a captive orca who is able to ...

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

Wildlife biologist Brad Hanson was worried about the orca calf the first time he saw her. The calf, born into a pod of endangered southern resident killer whales that live off the coast of B.C., ...

THE “world’s loneliest orca” who has been trapped in a tiny pool for 32 years is experiencing the “worst form of torture”, experts claim. A devastating video shows Kshamenk barely able ...

Two Icelandic killer whales – Wikie, 23 (incidentally ... Initially, managers at the former park favoured sending the orcas to an aquarium in Japan, but were stopped from doing so because ...

Once fans, especially children, of the 1993 film learned that the animal star didn't enjoy the same freedoms as the whale in the movie, they pushed Warner Brothers to change things for the killer ...

It was worth noting the contribution of whale investors to the rally ... The coin, often dubbed an "Ethereum Killer," languished for the majority of 2024 before a broader rally sparked by Donald ...

The two orcas -- also known as killer whales -- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...

The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to ...

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