Washington (CNN)-- In 2002, a male killer whale, or orca, who had been on public display in concrete tanks for 19 years, swam off on his own into the Atlantic Ocean. Keiko, the star of the movie ...

While male orcas stay close to their mom, female orcas grow up and start families of their own. But males don’t take on such responsibility as they grow, unless you consider snacking ...

It’s not clear whether the orca is a true albino or its white coloring was caused by another medical condition.

Their tactics have been consistent. Some, principally the smaller ones, distract the humpback mother whilst the large male orca use their heads like battering rams to kill the young humpbacks.

She heard that biologists were starting orca safaris in Norway and volunteered to work on their boats. On her first day a male orca’s tall dorsal fin pierced the water beside the rubber dinghy ...

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Most of China’s orcas were only put on display in autumn 2023, in a brand-new facility in Zhuhai called Chimelong Spaceship. Naomi saw six male orcas perform at this facility, which has the largest ...