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Crews left stranded as orcas attack more boats off the coast of Spain
Sep 5, 2025The attacks are the latest in a long series of incidents involving killer whales over the last few years.
Killer whales keep offering food to humans and nobody knows why
Jul 13, 2025Wild orcas have been documented on multiple occasions making food 'offerings' to humans.
Non-human voices in the depths: a blueprint for alien contact ?
Jun 12, 2025SETI has been taking inspiration from the mysterious communications of a well known ocean-dwelling mammal.
Mystery as dead whales keep washing up in San Francisco Bay area
VIDEO Jun 1, 2025Local authorities are struggling to explain the sudden and anomalous increase in whale deaths.
Scientists may finally know why orcas keep ramming into boats
Jun 3, 2024The unexplained behavior has resulted in more than 700 cases of killer whales attacking and damaging boats.
Plan to use heavy metal music to deter orca attacks could backfire
Nov 21, 2023Sailors off the Iberian coast have been attempting to find ways to protect their boats from being attacked by killer whales.
Very rare white humpback whale found washed up on beach
Jul 25, 2022Experts have been attempting to determine what gave the unusual ocean-dwelling giant its distinct coloration.
Beluga whale found wearing Russian harness
VIDEO Apr 29, 2019The whale, which was spotted off the coast of Norway, is thought to have escaped from a Russian military facility.
Whale almost swallows dive tour operator
VIDEO Mar 9, 2019Rainer Schimpf had been filming a sardine run when he inadvertently ended up in the mouth of a huge whale.
Humpback whale filmed sneezing a rainbow
Apr 14, 2018A wildlife photographer recently captured the moment a whale's blowhole spray produced a spectacular rainbow.
Killer whale learns to say 'hello' and 'bye'
VIDEO Jan 31, 2018A 14-year-old orca named Wikie has succeeded in imitating some of the words spoken by her trainer.
Whales and dolphins lead 'human-like lives'
Oct 17, 2017Scientists have linked the brain size of cetaceans to the 'human-like' nature of their social behaviors.
Prehistoric whales were ferocious predators
Aug 30, 2017The ancestors of today's blue whales were deadly predators with rows of large, razor-sharp teeth.
Whales only became huge relatively recently
VIDEO May 24, 2017They may be giants of the deep today, but blue whales only gained their huge size 2-3 million years ago.
Whales have been gathering in their hundreds
Mar 12, 2017In a peculiar change to their normal behavior, humpback whales have been seen congregating en masse.
Rare whales caught on film for the first time
VIDEO Mar 7, 2017Three elusive True's beaked whales have been captured on camera during an expedition to the Azores.
650 whales end up stranded in New Zealand
Feb 11, 2017Volunteers have been struggling to refloat hundreds of whales after two consecutive mass strandings.
White whale Migaloo spotted near Queensland
VIDEO Jul 27, 2016Migaloo, one of only four known white humpbacks in existence, has surfaced once again near Australia.
Very rare whale filmed for the first time
VIDEO Nov 1, 2015Researchers have managed to record the first ever footage of one of the world's most elusive whales.
Bowhead whales could hold key to longevity
Jan 4, 2015Scientists have identified the genes that enable these aquatic mammals to live in excess of 200 years.
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