Seal avoids being hunted by an orca by leaping onto a photographer’s boat.
A wildlife photographer recently had an exciting experience while on a whale-watching trip just off the Seattle coast. She managed to capture stunning video and photos of a group of killer whales, known as orcas, that were hunting a seal. The seal, rather impressively, evaded the predators by climbing onto the back of a boat. […]
West Coast orca species observed cleaning themselves with kelp
Researchers have found that a specific group of killer whales uses seaweed as a tool, marking the first documented instance of tool use among marine mammals. The identified whales belong to the “Southern Resident” population. Their behavior has attracted attention from scientists recently. These whales chip away at the edges of kelp stems, placing the […]
‘Access to food is not the problem’: new orca study deepens mystery behind endangerment | Conservation
LThat same month, a sick orca living in the southern Pacific Ocean gave researchers a rare moment of hope. A new baby whale has been spotted swimming with its mother. To that point, only one calf had appeared this year, which died a few months later. But by mid-October, the new calf, named L128, appeared […]
Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month
A young killer whale trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon for more than a month swam through a bottleneck during high tide early Friday morning and reached an inlet where it could be released into the open sea, officials said. In a statement, the Ehatesaht and Nuchatlahat First Nations said in a statement that a […]
Miami Seaquarium gets eviction notice after death of Lolita the orca
The Miami Sea Aquarium, the old Florida-style tourist attraction that was home to Lolita, the beloved orca who died last year, is being evicted from the waterfront property it leases from Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava cited a “long and alarming history of violations” in a lease termination notice sent Thursday to […]
60-year-old orca kills great white shark in incredibly rare footage
Shocking footage captures the moment a 60-year-old grandmother orca attacks and kills a great white shark. The incredibly rare and deadly encounter, filmed as part of National Geographic’s limited series Queens, showed an orca named Sophia charging and devouring a shark. “Orcas are very intelligent animals” Dr. Chris Lowe told ABC News. “They’re very powerful, […]