As the top predator in the ocean, these iconic animals are also known as a ‘keystone’ species as they play a vital role in marine ecosystems. On World Orca Day 2024, know the history and significance of the observance dedicated to raising…
In the past few days, two well known survivors of the battle between marine mammals and vessels have been spotted in Australian waters. I'm talking about Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale. Both have become famous for…
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Distraught tourists watched on as Tilikum the killer whale dragged SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau into the pool and violently drowned her
Recent sightings of Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale provide an opportunity to remind everyone to keep their distance and avoid collisions with majestic marine mammals.
We’ve always been thrilled to see orcas near our home in Alaska. But sailing through the waters along the Iberian Peninsula where 600 boats have been hit—and five sunk—by killer whales was unnerving at best.
After a two-year stint as the head coach at Fairmont State, Joe Mazzulla was hired away by the Boston Celtics to join Brad Stevens’ staff in the summer of 2019. From the second row of the bench, Mazzulla remained on the Celtics staff even…
The duo—known as John Coe and Aquarius—are the last surviving members of the Scottish West Coast Community of orcas, a distinct ecotype distinguished by their unique eyepatch and large size, according to the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin…
People have been left gobsmacked after realising how high killer whales can jump, despite the fact that males of the species can weigh up to a whopping 10,000kg
Amiee Dean and her family were fishing at the Point on Cape Hatteras when they—and everyone else on the beach—had what's likely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The biggest fear for sailors crossing the seven seas right now isn’t climate change, rising ocean levels or attacks from peg-legged pirates, it’s getting sunk by a pod of killer whales patrolling the waters around Portugal. Now,…
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: The trainer was yanked by her hair into the pool and viciously thrashed about by a huge killer whale she had performed with many times in front of a packed audience who looked on in horror
We're used to seeing the odd bit of litter, seaweed and shells wash up on the shoreline, but a 15ft great white shark which has taken a beating off a bigger and more brutal underwater beast is a new one.