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How Orca Pods Pass Down Hunting Techniques Across Generations as Cultural Tradition

Every Pod Has Its Own PlaybookOff the coast of Patagonia, a group of orcas deliberately beach themselves on gravel shores to snatch sea lions, a technique so dangerous that calves spend years watching before attempting it, and one no other orca population performs the same way. In the waters off…

Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean

Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean

Matriarchal groups in east and west exhibit distinct click patterns, used to form social structures

The Guardian - UK

Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit

Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies.

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Fewer than one in 14 male humpback whales in New Caledonia are fathers

Reproduction is ‘very rare’ for a humpback male, study of South Pacific whales finds

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Maybe don't use AI to talk with whales

Scientists are actively trying to converse with whales. But some experts warn we could screw up their culture

Orca misinformation is killing them

Calling recent orca encounters "attacks" is the latest affront in a long history of villainizing these animals

Are the attacking orcas bound to lose?

Orcas are sinking ships, but memes aside, it could harm them in the end

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Why Would Orcas Band Together To Sink Boats? A Marine Biologist Explains This Unusual Behavior

Why Would Orcas Band Together To Sink Boats? A Marine Biologist Explains This Unusual Behavior

The lack of obvious fitness-enhancing rewards means this is unlikely to have evolved because it enabled the whales to survive better in their environment.

Why are killer whales attacking boats? Expert Q&A

Why are killer whales attacking boats? Expert Q&A

Orcas living off Europe’s Iberian coast recently struck and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar. Scientists suspect that this is the third vessel this subpopulation of killer whales has capsized since May 2020, when a female orca believed to be the originator of this behaviour suffered a traumatic…

The Conversation

Orcas attack humpback whales in sea battle off Washington coast

Orcas attack humpback whales in sea battle off Washington coast

“I’m still trying to wrap my head around it because it was absolutely unbelievable”

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