Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

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with developers, John McPhee writes: “ [P]ossibly the reaction to dams is so violent because rivers are the ultimate metaphor of existence, and dams destroy rivers. Humiliating nature, a dam is evil — ...

These facts about the Snake, the salmon, and the orcas do not really constitute news; this biological and ecological information has been known for decades. What is “new” is the heartbreaking ...

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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Dive into these 17 fascinating whale facts that seem straight out of a science fiction ... arteries large enough for a human to crawl through when fully expanded. Killer whale jumping out of water.

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