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Orcas 'attacking' boats are actually just bored teenagers having fun, experts say
Orcas off the coast of Iberia are spending less time hunting and more time exploring new games thanks to the recent recovery of their favorite prey, Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and experts warn there could be more attacks soon
A group of orcas known to attack boats in southwest Europe have sunk a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after ripping open its hull. It is the fifth time these killer whales have sent a ship to the seafloor in the last three years.
Japan plans to commercially hunt vulnerable fin whales, enraging conservationists
Japan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales.
Infamous boat-sinking orcas spotted hundreds of miles from where they should be, baffling scientists
Orcas that attack and sink boats in southwestern Europe have been spotted circling a vessel in Spain, hundreds of miles from where they should currently be. And scientists can't explain why.
Decomposing globster washes ashore in Malaysia, drawing crowds
A mysterious sea creature found on a beach in Malaysia could be a whale carcass.
Orcas aren't all the same species, study of North Pacific killer whales reveals
Scientists suggest that killer whales be divided into two distinct species.
Orca calf refuses to leave a lagoon where its mother stranded and died off Vancouver Island
Rescuers have been trying to coax a 2-year-old orca from a lagoon off Vancouver Island and back to the ocean for five days, but they only have a 30-minute window every day when waters are high.
Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attack
A pod of sperm whales flung their poop at unsuspecting orcas to avoid a fatal attack.
