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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 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.

Killer whales spotted for the first time killing blue whales
By Laura Geggel published
Killer whales can hunt and kill blue whales, according to three documented episodes in Australia.

'Grandma' killer whale missing from pod, feared dead
By Mindy Weisberger published
One of the Southern Resident orcas, a 47-year-old female known as L47, hasn't been seen by census takers since February.

Slaughter of more than 1,400 dolphins in the Faroe Islands sparks condemnation worldwide
By Joanna Thompson published
Hunters in the Faroe Islands ambushed and slaughtered a super-pod of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins on Sunday (Sept. 12), leading to worldwide outcry.
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