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Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review spanning two decades has revealed a little-known, yet intriguing behavior.
The average orca lifespan is between 30-50 years in the wild. In captivity, their lifespan has been averaged between 10-45 years. Orcas kept in captivity are thought to live shorter lives than ...
Median survival for captive-born (14.1 yr) was significantly higher than wild-captured killer whales (5.5 yr), though the two failed to differ among the post-1 January 1985 cohort.
We’ve got orcas all wrong and it’s killing them Calling recent orca encounters "attacks" is the latest affront in a long history of villainizing these animals ...
In the late 80s and early 90s, kids could not escape orca mania. Credit: Micco Caporale As much as Free Willy was a product of profit-driven whale worship, it was also a widely distributed ...
For the first time ever, a pair of orcas have been spotted making out in the wild.. The amorous pair was observed nibbling each other's tongues during a snorkeling expedition in the Kvænangen ...
Related: 2016 was the deadliest year for wild Northwest orca Garrett, a killer whale researcher, co-founded the Orca Network, an organization opposed to keeping orcas in captivity.. In a statement ...
SEATTLE — The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, instead ...
ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species ...
‘Orca – Black & White Gold’ is shining a spotlight on the realities of orca capture and captivity in the Far East, continuing the legacy of rallying public audiences to reject a morally ...
Animal activists are set to descend on the Cannes Film Festival for a screening of ‘Orca – Black & White Gold' Terra Mater Brings Documentary ‘Orca – Black & White Gold’ to Cannes ...