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Facts about orca killer whales

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.
Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, ...
One and a half years of pregnancy, up to two years of nursing, then hunting and sharing food with their adult children who never leave. Orca moms go hard. "There's a long, long cost of taking care of ...
Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes Submit a question At about the age of 20 At about the ...
In 2015, great white sharks vanished from Australia's Neptune Islands. Experts are still trying to work out why White sharks – also known as white pointers – have one known natural predator: the orca, ...
Snorkellers in the Maldives’ Hanifaru Bay caught the world’s largest fish having a midnight feast when they saw a whale shark pausing in the water to gulp down tiny prey. “When whale sharks are ...