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Facts About Orca Killer Whales
Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.
"There's all these slow, chubby, and delicious whales in the Arctic that are easier to get than otherwise … It's interesting to see more killer whales in the Arctic, and being top predators ...
"Now that there's no ice cover, we think that's one of the things enticing the killer whales in," said Garroway. "There's all these slow, chubby, and delicious whales in the Arctic that are easier to ...
Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the 1980s.
In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.
In 1987, a group of killer whales off the northwestern coast of North ... so much food that the orca couldn’t resist having some fun with his dinner. “For that extended period, they had ...