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Tag: orca

Killer whale who carried dead calf for weeks gives birth to live calf

September 8, 2020

A baby calf born to a killer whale from an endangered pod off Washington State and British Columbia is being greeted with celebration. J35,…

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Orca who carried her dead calf for weeks sparking worldwide concern is pregnant again

July 27, 2020

A mother orca who carried her dead calf around in the waters off British Columbia and Washington State is having another calf, scientists said….

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Olympic rower Silken Laumann outdone on the water by a pod of orcas

August 4, 2019

It takes a lot to impress three-time Olympic medalist Silken Laumann on the water. But a pod of orcas did exactly that wowing the…

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Indigenous elders hold ceremony after dead orca found in B.C. waters

November 20, 2018

When a dead orca was found beached on the west coast of Vancouver Island, one of the first people notified was the First Nations…

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Sick orca is missing, likely dead, according to whale researchers

September 15, 2018

Six days after the last known sighting of J50, an emaciated killer whale who has been closely monitored by scientists in Canada and the…

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Killer whale plays tugboat with sailboat anchor

July 30, 2018

A transient killer whale is treating sailboats off Vancouver Island like toys. Ara Stevenson captured some incredible video of an orca grabbing onto the…

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Amazing Images: Killer whale cruises by Seattle’s Space Needle; Polar Bear “prays” at a cross

April 4, 2017

Photographers capture the most memorable moments. Take Stu Davidson, who yesterday snapped a beauty in Puget Sound. He managed to snap an Orca with…

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Death of killer whale Tilikum in Blackfish doc sparks worldwide vigils against Seaworld

January 9, 2017

The death of the world’s most famous orca Tilikum, star of a documentary that drove down visits to SeaWorld, and a trained performer who…

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Killer whale known as “Dopey Dick” makes waves 40 years later off Scotland

April 4, 2016

Dopey Dick gained his unflattering name almost four decades ago when the killer whale swam upriver into a Northern Irish city seemingly in pursuit…

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RIP Unna: Killer whale dies at SeaWorld San Antonio

December 21, 2015

When Unna was hit by a ferocious fungal infection in the fall, SeaWorld San Antonio consulted with experts around the world to develop a…

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