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Orca appears to adopt (or abduct) a baby pilot whale
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have recorded an orca swimming with a pilot whale calf in a possible interspecies adoption, but how the two came together is a mystery.
Orca males are burnouts who let their moms do all the hunting, surprising study finds
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Mama orcas are forgoing having more young and instead dote on their existing sons.
Grisly new footage shows orcas attacking a great white shark and eating its liver
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Newly released video shows a gang of killer whales in South Africa attack and slaughter a great white shark.
Orcas: Facts about killer whales
By Alina Bradford, Patrick Pester last updated
reference Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the dolphin family.
Orcas and humpbacks clash in a violent melee of breaching and biting
By Harry Baker last updated
Whale watchers in British Columbia recently witnessed an intense showdown between a group of 15 transient killer whales and a pair of female humpback whales in the Salish Sea.
Orcas are attacking boats near Europe. It might be a fad.
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
Orcas are snapping the rudders off boats near Europe, and it may be a cetacean fad.
The weird reason dolphins drink each other’s pee
By Michael Dhar published
Dolphins can recognize each other by the taste of their pee, and urine-tasting behavior is also linked to "name" recognition.
Red Sea dolphins slather their skin in coral mucus, because nature is wonderfully gross
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Young dolphins seem to learn this skin care routine from their elders.
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