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She and her colleagues also filmed an Antarctic blue whale mother and calf - the biggest animals on Earth - feeding in the same area. Mothers and calves, filmed by an international research team ...

The U.S. led the world with 36 attacks and Florida again was the state with the most bites at 16, none of which were fatal. A great white shark has not been identified in a Florida shark bite since ...

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are apex predators known to prey on bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), particularly juveniles and calves. These killer whale attacks typically occur in Arctic and ...

These killer whale attacks typically occur in Arctic and subarctic waters, where bowhead whales are found. Killer whales often employ cooperative hunting strategies, using their social ...

The two orcas -- also known as killer whales -- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...

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A killer whale that is part of a population struggling to survive appears to be grieving, carrying the carcass of her dead calf on her head, echoing the mourning behaviour she exhibited for 17 ...

A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be grieving again. The whale, known as Tahlequah ...

The mother orca, called Tahlequah or J35, has been observed carrying the lifeless body of her female calf since Wednesday, according to the Washington state-based Centre for Whale Research in a ...