Two killer whales are thought to have killed at least eight Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017, and managed to scare off many more. Researchers found that the Great Whites have been avoiding certain regions of the Gansbaai coast for fear of being hunted by orca. Many of the shark […]
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Mammal-eating Orcas visit the Oregon coast
There’s been a lot of buzz about a group of Orca whales spotted off the Oregon coast this week. An expert on the predators says they are regular visitors, though sometimes hard to spot. Bob Pitman is a marine ecologist with Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. […]
Shark-eating killer whale spotted off US coast as experts fear great white showdown
Two top ocean-based predators could soon face off in a vicious attack off the coast of the United States, experts fear. A video of the recent killer whale sighting 40 miles east of Nantucket, Massachusetts was shared, showing a location the great white sharks are known to roam. Fisherman Jerry Leeman captured the video of […]
Orcas observed killing blue whales in ‘biggest predation event on the planet’
Killer whales truly deserve their name. They’ve been observed taking down everything from sea lions to great white sharks. And now, for the first time, they’ve been observed attacking and killing the largest animals on earth: blue whales. Scientists writing in the journal Marine Mammal Science on January 21 recorded three incidents in which orcas […]
People are Outraged at Woman Who Pushed Sea Lion into Orca-Filled Waters
A woman has sparked outrage after filming herself kicking a sea lion off of her boat, to where a pod of orcas was hunting. The woman posted the video to her TikTok, which went viral for all of the wrong reasons. The video began when a terrified sea lion jumped on board a woman’s boat […]
Tell SeaWorld to Send its Orcas to Sanctuaries
Amaya, the youngest orca at SeaWorld, died unexpectedly last month. While this may seem like a one-time, tragic incident, it is well established that orcas suffer in captivity. Orcas, otherwise known as killer whales, are the largest member of the dolphin family and are found in every ocean on the planet. They are able to […]
WATCH: World’s Loneliest Orca Bangs Head Against Tank in Heartbreaking Moment That Will Make You Cry
An animal rights group captured a heartbreaking video of an orca whale named Kiska slamming her head against the walls of her enclosure. Dubbed “the loneliest whale in the world,” Kiska lives alone at Marineland in Niagra Falls. The other whales held there have died over the years, including five of Kiska’s babies. In the […]
Harassers of resident orcas could face $1M fine, jail time
Boaters who don’t follow mandatory sanctuary and approach distances could be fined up to $1 million and face up to 18 months in jail. B.C.’s federal whale protection unit has warned boaters, drone pilots and paddle boarders to keep their distance from southern resident killer whales this summer. With only 75 animals left off B.C.’s […]