Fri. Jul 5th, 2024

Tag: whales

A pod of pilot whales wash up on a Western Australian beach as locals desperately try to save them up to 70 stranded creatures

More than 50 pilot whales stranded on a Scottish beach as rescuers battle wind and rain to save them
Orcas may just be the beginning. Whales and humans are likely to have more strange encounters in the future.

Gray whales were nicknamed ‘devil fish’ for fighting back when harpooned by whalers. Now they approach boats and let humans pet them, baffling scientists.
Who are the most likely losers of the ‘orca uprising?’ Sadly, the killer whales themselves.

The Atlantic published a story describing killer whales as ‘sadistic jerks.’ The pro-orca internet was unamused.
Some of the 30 killer whales captured doing flips and playing near boats in California were the same orcas that attacked a pair of gray whales and tried to eat them alive

A ship captain attacked by an orca is worried boaters are going to start shooting killer whales
Killer whales near Spain have sunk 3 sailboats. A lonely orca named Luna who got separated from his family 20 years ago also damaged boats — but scientists say he just wanted to play.