Orcas have reportedly attacked and sunk three boats off the coast of Spain in apparent acts of revenge that experts worry other whales in their pod might copy. "The little ones shook the rudder at the ...
Orcas aren’t just in the news lately for attacking boats. In May, a whale-watching tour by the Farallon Islands experienced something rare: a sighting of 20 orcas (or killer whales). Then, just last ...
Killer whales have severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, the local maritime rescue service says, adding to dozens of orca attacks on vessels recorded so far this year on ...
This is the moment a panicked group of tourists call for help after a pod of killer whales surrounded and attacked their boat during a cruise. Phone footage shows the frightened boaters trapped ...
The annual UN general assembly week kicks off. Here are three things to expect The UN agreed 17 targets to hit by 2030 to protect the planet and life on it. But half way through, they are way off ...
An orca rammed into a yacht off the coast of Shetland last week in the latest of a series of reported attacks on vessels this summer. Three boats have been sunk by the animals – known as killer ...
This is the moment a panicked group of tourists call for help after a pod of killer whales surrounded and attacked their boat during a cruise. Phone footage shows the frightened boaters trapped ...
A sharp uptick in killer whale attacks on boats sailing off Europe's Iberian Peninsula has led scientists to believe that orcas are actually teaching each other how to sink sailing vessels, Live ...
Open letter warns that ascribing aggression to rammings puts animals at risk of human violence Orcas that have been ramming boats are not “attacking” the vessels, but are most likely being ...
Scientists have urged people not to speculate about why Iberian orcas have been ramming into vessels, warning that demonising them could put the already endangered animal at risk. Orcas coming ...
Killer whales could be learning to attack small boats. Scientists are warning about an increase in what appear to be coordinated attacks by orcas on several vessels off the coast of Europe.
Despite what their name suggests, killer whales do not pose a threat to human life. Humans, on the other hand, are extremely dangerous to certain killer whale populations through various means.