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Watch: Dramatic Video Shows Killer Whales Chasing Lone Penguin In Ocean
A viral video shows adult orcas hunting a lone penguin as passengers watch the dramatic exchange from a ship.
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Scientists Baffled As Killer Whales And Dolphins Work Together To Hunt Prey
Scientists observed orcas and white-sided dolphins collaboratively hunting salmon off British Columbia, marking a rare example of interspecies cooperation among marine predators.
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Whales And Dolphins Frequently Hang Out With Each Other: Study
As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement.
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Drones Find Orcas Crafting Tools Out Of Kelp, Using Them For Grooming
The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the oceans true apex predator, preying on great white sharks and other lesser predators.
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Why Don't Humans Have Hair All Over Their Bodies? A Biologist Explains
Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, rhinos and naked mole rats also have very little hair. It's true for some marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, too.
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Mystery As 55 Pilot Whales Dead After Mass Stranding On Scottish Beach
Long-finned pilot whales are one of the largest members of the dolphin family, second in size to the killer whale. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they measure 19 to 25 feet long and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
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Sailor Recalls Attack By Killer Whales: "Threw Yacht Around Like Rag Doll"
Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family and belong to the suborder of toothed whales known as odontocetes.
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Elusive Beaked Whales Spotted Close To Beach In Netherlands, Experts Worried: Report
A number of strange and rarely seen beaked whales, predominantly found in deeper seas, have been spotted near to the shore in the Netherlands, all in quick succession.
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Nearly 100 Whales Dead In New Zealand After Mass Stranding
About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km off New Zealand's east coast, officials said on Wednesday.
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Chile's Patagonia To Become An Open-Air Lab To Study Climate Change
In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile's Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans.
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Watch: Dramatic Video Shows Killer Whales Chasing Lone Penguin In Ocean
A viral video shows adult orcas hunting a lone penguin as passengers watch the dramatic exchange from a ship.
-
Scientists Baffled As Killer Whales And Dolphins Work Together To Hunt Prey
Scientists observed orcas and white-sided dolphins collaboratively hunting salmon off British Columbia, marking a rare example of interspecies cooperation among marine predators.
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Whales And Dolphins Frequently Hang Out With Each Other: Study
As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement.
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Drones Find Orcas Crafting Tools Out Of Kelp, Using Them For Grooming
The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the oceans true apex predator, preying on great white sharks and other lesser predators.
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Why Don't Humans Have Hair All Over Their Bodies? A Biologist Explains
Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, rhinos and naked mole rats also have very little hair. It's true for some marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, too.
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Mystery As 55 Pilot Whales Dead After Mass Stranding On Scottish Beach
Long-finned pilot whales are one of the largest members of the dolphin family, second in size to the killer whale. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they measure 19 to 25 feet long and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
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Sailor Recalls Attack By Killer Whales: "Threw Yacht Around Like Rag Doll"
Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family and belong to the suborder of toothed whales known as odontocetes.
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Elusive Beaked Whales Spotted Close To Beach In Netherlands, Experts Worried: Report
A number of strange and rarely seen beaked whales, predominantly found in deeper seas, have been spotted near to the shore in the Netherlands, all in quick succession.
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Nearly 100 Whales Dead In New Zealand After Mass Stranding
About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km off New Zealand's east coast, officials said on Wednesday.
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Chile's Patagonia To Become An Open-Air Lab To Study Climate Change
In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile's Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans.
