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“Unprecedented” Long-Distance Swims Documented In Type D Killer Whales, One Of The World’s Most Mysterious Predatorsa killer whale breaches in a wave

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“Unprecedented” Long-Distance Swims Documented In Type D Killer Whales, One Of The World’s Most Mysterious Predatorsa killer whale breaches in a wave
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“Unprecedented” Long-Distance Swims Documented In Type D Killer Whales, One Of The World’s Most Mysterious Predators

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Chewed-Up Fins May Be Clue To Killer Whale Cannibalism – But The Orcas Might Not See It That WayBiggs Transient Orcas swimming in smooth calm water.

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Chewed-Up Fins May Be Clue To Killer Whale Cannibalism – But The Orcas Might Not See It That WayBiggs Transient Orcas swimming in smooth calm water.
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Chewed-Up Fins May Be Clue To Killer Whale Cannibalism – But The Orcas Might Not See It That Way

clock-iconMarch 6, 2026

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A Killer Whale Birth Has Been Captured On Camera In The Wild For The First TimeTwo orca swimming in a blue sea

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A Killer Whale Birth Has Been Captured On Camera In The Wild For The First TimeTwo orca swimming in a blue sea
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A Killer Whale Birth Has Been Captured On Camera In The Wild For The First Time

clock-iconNovember 7, 2025
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Watch Orcas Use “Tonic Immobility” To Suck An Enormous Liver Out Of The World’s Deadliest Sharkan orca hunting a great white shark

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Watch Orcas Use “Tonic Immobility” To Suck An Enormous Liver Out Of The World’s Deadliest Sharkan orca hunting a great white shark
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Watch Orcas Use “Tonic Immobility” To Suck An Enormous Liver Out Of The World’s Deadliest Shark

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Mother Orca Seen Carrying Dead Calf Once Again On Washington CoastTwo orca killer whales swimming in the sea

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Mother Orca Seen Carrying Dead Calf Once Again On Washington CoastTwo orca killer whales swimming in the sea
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Mother Orca Seen Carrying Dead Calf Once Again On Washington Coast

clock-iconSeptember 16, 2025

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Drone Footage Shows Synchronized Moves By Killer Whale Pairs Are More Effective Than Hunting AloneTwo orcas next to each other. One orcas is performing a tail strike underwater while the other moves it body to block the escaping fish.

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Drone Footage Shows Synchronized Moves By Killer Whale Pairs Are More Effective Than Hunting AloneTwo orcas next to each other. One orcas is performing a tail strike underwater while the other moves it body to block the escaping fish.
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Drone Footage Shows Synchronized Moves By Killer Whale Pairs Are More Effective Than Hunting Alone

clock-iconJuly 31, 2025
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Why Do Orcas Have White Spots Near Their Eyes?A lone orca in Norway's Kvænangen fjord

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Why Do Orcas Have White Spots Near Their Eyes?A lone orca in Norway's Kvænangen fjord
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Why Do Orcas Have White Spots Near Their Eyes?

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Orcas Sometimes Give Humans Presents Of Food And We Don’t Know WhyA juvenile orca offers a piece of eagle ray liver to co-author Ingrid N. Visser in the Western South Pacific.

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Orcas Sometimes Give Humans Presents Of Food And We Don’t Know WhyA juvenile orca offers a piece of eagle ray liver to co-author Ingrid N. Visser in the Western South Pacific.
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Orcas Sometimes Give Humans Presents Of Food And We Don’t Know Why

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"Allokelping": Hot New Wellness Trend For Critically Endangered Orcas Showcases Impressive Tool UseTwo killer whales swim right next to eat other with a piece of kelp between them. This is a still from drone footage showing the whales clearly at the surface.

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"Allokelping": Hot New Wellness Trend For Critically Endangered Orcas Showcases Impressive Tool UseTwo killer whales swim right next to eat other with a piece of kelp between them. This is a still from drone footage showing the whales clearly at the surface.
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"Allokelping": Hot New Wellness Trend For Critically Endangered Orcas Showcases Impressive Tool Use

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Orcas Spotted Hanging Out With Baby Pilot Whales – What’s Going On?A long-finned pilot whale surfaces in echelon position next to a killer whale

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Orcas Spotted Hanging Out With Baby Pilot Whales – What’s Going On?A long-finned pilot whale surfaces in echelon position next to a killer whale
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Orcas Spotted Hanging Out With Baby Pilot Whales – What’s Going On?

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Watch Rare White Orca Spotted Swimming With Pod Off Coast Of JapanLeucistic killer whale with faded white skin leaps over the waves

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Watch Rare White Orca Spotted Swimming With Pod Off Coast Of JapanLeucistic killer whale with faded white skin leaps over the waves
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Watch Rare White Orca Spotted Swimming With Pod Off Coast Of Japan

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Blue Whales, One Of The Loudest Things On Earth, Are “Acoustically Invisible” To Killer WhalesA blue whale underwater diving down from the surface

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Blue Whales, One Of The Loudest Things On Earth, Are “Acoustically Invisible” To Killer WhalesA blue whale underwater diving down from the surface
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Blue Whales, One Of The Loudest Things On Earth, Are “Acoustically Invisible” To Killer Whales

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Tahlequah The Killer Whale Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days. Now She Has Given Birth AgainKiller whales swimming in the sea of British Columbia.

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Tahlequah The Killer Whale Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days. Now She Has Given Birth AgainKiller whales swimming in the sea of British Columbia.
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Tahlequah The Killer Whale Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days. Now She Has Given Birth Again

clock-iconDecember 26, 2024
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Frosty The Rare White Orca Is Back Off The Coast Of CaliforniaPale white orca breaks the surface of the water. His coloration is patchy, like he's been faded out.

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Frosty The Rare White Orca Is Back Off The Coast Of CaliforniaPale white orca breaks the surface of the water. His coloration is patchy, like he's been faded out.
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Frosty The Rare White Orca Is Back Off The Coast Of California

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World’s Largest Fish Flipped And Drained Of Blood By Specialist Shark-Hunting OrcasThee orcas surround a whale shark that has been turned on its back. Small fish are attached to the head and underside jaw of the whale shark. The image shows the main orca with face down seemingly biting the whale sharks stomach. A second orca might have a fin of the whale shark in its mouth.

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World’s Largest Fish Flipped And Drained Of Blood By Specialist Shark-Hunting OrcasThee orcas surround a whale shark that has been turned on its back. Small fish are attached to the head and underside jaw of the whale shark. The image shows the main orca with face down seemingly biting the whale sharks stomach. A second orca might have a fin of the whale shark in its mouth.
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World’s Largest Fish Flipped And Drained Of Blood By Specialist Shark-Hunting Orcas

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