orcas
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Beaked Whales Use Coordinated Stealth Mode To Evade Killer Orcas
Beaked whales are elite when it comes to their deep diving, but their echolocating clicks expose them to a dangerous predator: orcas. New research shows that groups of beaked whales can reduce predation risk by coordinating deep dives and stealthy ascents.
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Great White Sharks Apparently Fear Murderous Orcas
If movies were scientifically accurate, here’s how Jaws would pan out: As the film’s signature theme begins to play, a black dorsal fin slinks around the water’s surface. Great white sharks flee in fear as the camera reveals the true menace: A killer whale.
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Mother-Son Orca Pair Commits Infanticide In Oceanic Shakespearean Drama
A pair of orcas earned their “killer whale” moniker one day late in 2016 by committing the first act of orca infanticide ever captured on film.
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This Story About Killer Whales Eating Great White Sharks Is Basically A Horror Movie Now
You might remember last month when orcas ate an enormous great white shark’s liver, Hannibal Lecter style, in South Africa. It seems the killer whales have decided, why stop there? Why not take the testicles and stomach, too?