Two killer whales are hunting great white sharks — to eat their livers
Two killer whales have killed dozens — if not hundreds — of sharks, including the vaunted great whites, with an ease that has ...
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With recent orca siting, experts discuss whale activity in the Outer Banks
An unusual mortality event has been declared for both, Humpback Whales since 2016 and Right Whales since 2017. A dead ...
OBX orca sighting uncommon, but not unexpected
Munching on a delicious tuna, an orca whale was seen making a visit to the Outer Banks, as a Florida-based aerial survey team ...
Baby orca is a descendent of a whale almost sold to SeaWorld in 1976
A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family of killer ...
Orcas seen hunting ‘prickly’ species for the first time, study says. ‘Groundbreaking’
For the first time, a group of killer whales has been documented preying upon a prickly shark, a rare deep-sea dweller, according to a study published on March 20 in the journal Frontiers in Fish ...
Shark-eating apex predator seen for first time off NC’s Outer Banks, institute says
White sharks, which grow to 4,500 pounds, are common off the Outer Banks, due to their use of the East Coast like a seasonal ...
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Killer whale spotted in the Outer Banks
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Institute said on March 13, an aerial survey team spotted an orca off the coast of Kitty Hawk.
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Shark-eating apex predator seen for first time off NC’s Outer Banks, institute says
In March 2024, the Natural History Museum in London reported a pair of killer whales had been attacking great white sharks off South Africa “for their nutrient-rich livers.” Orcas have also ...