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 ...
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A team of scientists and filmmakers heads to Antarctica to study the most sophisticated hunts in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. Show more In ...
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 ...
Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it ...
She only lived for around a week and has been dead for a few days. “The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly ...