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Despite having a reputation for strategically hunting marine mammals and occasionally sinking yachts in the Mediterranean, it has now been revealed that orcas have a more romantic side. After drones ...
Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop ...
The rare and awe-inspiring gestures were documented off the coasts of B.C., California, New Zealand and Norway. Researchers say their new study is the first documentation of these kinds of gestures by ...
By Darrell Kirk Sounder contributor A longtime Orcas Island resident was detained by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers on June 27 in what local advocates say appears to violate both ...
The apex predators have offered up fish, birds, turtles and whales to humans around the world, according to the study.
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An Orcas Island Fourth of July
The Fourth of July on Orcas Island isn’t your typical patriotic celebration. While there will be plenty of American flags ...
Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.
Caption: Chimo the transient white whale was paired up with Haida, a southern resident orca, to perform at Sealand of the Pacific in Oak Bay, B.C. In the wild, transients and southern residents do not ...
A skipper was left stunned after spotting a pod of eight killer whales off the Northumberland coast in a rare UK sighting.
Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use ...