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Friday, May 17

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SeaWorld trainer’s final moments alive before she was snatched by killer whale Tilikum and eaten

www.ladbible.com

The final moments of a SeaWorld trainer before she was killed by an orca showed her performing a show with the animal.

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Orca Watch 2024: Call for wildlife-spotters in Scotland for annual whale and dolphin survey

www.scotsman.com

Get the binoculars out – it’s almost time for Scotland’s annual killer whale survey

Thursday, May 16

Killer whale attacks: Are orcas coming after people when they ram boats or are they just misunderstood?

www.scotsman.com

Clashes where killer whales have purposefully struck boats are increasingly common, but do the powerful and highly intelligent predators have dastardly intentions or is it just a bit of fun?

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Killer whales breathe just once between dives, study confirms

www.sciencedaily.com

A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives. The researchers used drone footage and biological data from tags suction-cupped to 11 northern and southern resident killer whales off the…

Wednesday, May 15

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Killer whales breathe just once between dives, study confirms

phys.org

A new study has confirmed the long-held assumption that orcas take just one breath between dives.

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Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

abc7news.com

The nearly 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming it.

Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

abc13.com

The nearly 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming it.

Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

abc11.com

The nearly 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming it.

Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

abc7.com

The nearly 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming it.

Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

6abc.com

The nearly 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming it.

Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

abc7chicago.com

The nearly 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming it.

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‘Orca – Black & White Gold’: Terra Mater Studios Brings Killer Whale Doc to Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com

This year’s Cannes is set to be the most activist-heavy yet. As well as potential protests around #MeToo and the Israel-Hamas war — not to mention a potential workers strike – animal rights activists are also hoping to make a splash during…

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Ships told to change routes as killer whales terrorise European coast

www.independent.co.uk

It follows another attack on a boat off the Straight of Gibraltar

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Killer whales bang into 50-foot yacht off Morocco, forcing 2 on board to abandon ship before it sinks

nypost.com

The two people were customers and the vessel belonged to Spanish company Alboran Charter, according to the Washington Post.

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Spain warns small ships of possible orca run-ins after killer whale causes boat to sink

www.nbcdfw.com

Following the ramming of a small boat by an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar, authorities in Spain issued recommendations Tuesday that small vessels stick to the coastline in that region to avoid often-scary interactions with killer whales…

Tuesday, May 14

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Killer whales attack and sink 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar: Spanish officials

abcnews.go.com

The 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morrocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming the vessel.

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Killer whales attack and sink another yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

www.cbsnews.com

An unknown number of orcas managed to sink another sailing yacht near coastal Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar.