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An orca species that helped humans hunt whales for thousands of years may now be extinct, new research reveals
For thousands of years, Thaua hunters in eastern Australia hunted whales with the help of orcas.
Katie Hawkinson
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Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling the orcas exactly where to find them
The music will also add to human-made ocean noise, which is already a major issue for marine animal…
Kelsey Vlamis,Hannah Getahun
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Soviet whalers wiped out blue whales from part of the Indian Ocean 50 years ago. Underwater audio reveals the gentle giants have returned.
Blue whales were wiped out from waters near the Seychelles islands half a century ago but underwate…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Soviet whalers wiped out blue whales from part of the Indian Ocean 50 years ago. Underwater audio reveals the gentle giants have returned.
Blue whales were wiped out from waters near the Seychelles islands half a century ago but underwate…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Gray whales have been mysteriously washing up dead on the Pacific coast. Now scientists think they might have the answer.
Gray whales have been dying at an alarming rate since 2019. Scientists say melting sea ice is linke…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Stop calling the killer whale encounters with boats 'attacks'
No doubt it feel like an attack to the people on the boats, but experts say the killer whales are p…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Scientists have found the great white sharks that fled for their lives from gruesome liver-eating killer whale attacks
Great white sharks disappeared from their natural habitat in South Africa after attacks by liver-ea…
Maiya Focht
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Photos show what cave divers discovered when they swam inside an iceberg the size of Jamaica. Today, it's gone.
In 2001, divers made history when they ventured inside iceberg B15, the largest moving object on Ea…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Khloe Kardashian suspects her children are using whale drawings to make fun of her
Khloe Kardashian shared on Instagram why she believes her children, True and Tatum, are taunting he…
Hannah Getahun
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Remarkable video showed a false killer whale twirling and 'twerking' in front of divers. The species is known to socialize with humans, even bringing them large fish.
False killer whales have been documented passing fish to humans, which research biologist Robin Bai…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Who are the most likely losers of the 'orca uprising?' Sadly, the killer whales themselves.
Killer whales could be killed by collisions with boats, and the surrounding discourse could leave t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Orcas may just be the beginning. Whales and humans are likely to have more strange encounters in the future.
Orcas are targeting boats near Spain and gray whales in Baja let humans pet them. Meanwhile many wh…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Some of the 30 killer whales captured doing flips and playing near boats in California were the same orcas that attacked a pair of gray whales and tried to eat them alive
Six of the killer whales captured in extraordinary footage in Monterey Bay were the same orcas that…
Kelsey Vlamis,Lauren Steussy
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Whales swimming behind fishing vessels catch an easy feast of escaped fish, but experts warn this 'free meal' is risky, potentially lethal behavior
Experts say more whales are following fishing boats to catch dinner. But this behavior puts both th…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Scientists went on a hunt for the elusive colossal squid — and brought cruise ship tourists with them
Researchers in search of the colossal squid took Antarctic cruises, hoping to film and learn more a…
Jenny McGrath
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They were slaughtered for their blubber, and nearly wiped out in Brazil. Decades later, humpback whales are making a comeback.
Humpback whales in Brazil were decimated by mass killings in the 1980s. After legal protections wer…
Marta Biino
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55 whales may have died in a mass stranding because they refused to leave the side of an injured female
An entire pod of 55 pilot whales died on Sunday after a mass stranding on a beach in Western Isles,…
Sophia Ankel
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Rare video shows an orca ripping open a 30-foot-long whale shark before feasting on its liver
Divers captured the shocking footage of an orca tearing a shark open and "slurping" out its liver, …
Marianne Guenot
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Stunning video appeared to show 2 humpback whales trying to save a seal from a pod of orcas, but the seal may have been trying to hide behind the gentle giants
Humpback whales have been documented disrupting orca hunts in the past, including when the killer w…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Birds in the Atlantic are pecking baby whales to death, eating blubber from their backs as they surface for air
Argentinian gulls have developed a taste for southern right whale back fat, injuring calves, a stud…