French marine park to close over law banning killer whale shows
A French theme park said Wednesday that it would close early next year over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals ...
Killer Whales Target The Largest Fish On Earth In Coordinated Attacks
Interestingly, while the lipid-rich livers are thought to be the primary target of these attacks, there was no photographic ...
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New study of salmon abundance prompts a rethink of endangered killer whale decline
King salmon, or chinook, are a critical part of the diet of Southern Resident killer whales. The population of Southern ...
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Killer whale pod learns to hunt the world's largest sharks
Killer whales themselves can grow to be up to 26 ft long (8 m) and weigh in excess of 6 tons. Whale sharks are filter ...
Unique killer whale pod may have acquired special skills to hunt whale sharks
Killer whales can feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked up new skills ...
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Arctic ice melt allows killer whales to establish new habitats
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are finding a new place to roam in the rapidly changing Arctic Ocean. Though Indigenous people ...
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Killer whales have adapted special strategy to hunt world’s largest fish, scientists say
A few months earlier, researchers reported the first instance of a lone killer whale hunting and eating a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. In 2022, three instances were recorded of ...
Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish On Earth
Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and ...
Scientists finally know the clever tricks orca use to hunt whale sharks
For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...