Marine Mammals
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![Orcas swimming near a boat](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nbsm3yxJsvRyg422B4vWYK-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attack
By Harry Baker published
For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween.
![Megapod group of dolphins swim in the ocean.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvWoYSo5RE5AUgNLw8Fjp-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Watch a huge megapod of acrobatic spinner dolphins in incredible, rare video
By Hannah Osborne published
A megapod of dolphins with thousands of individuals has been captured on video hunting flying fish off the coast of Costa Rica.
![Orcas killer whales underwater in dark night sea.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohmAGxo2ho4a4BSkLSYqEL-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
11 ways orcas show their terrifying intelligence
By Patrick Pester published
Orcas have their own dialect, greeting ceremonies and even wore salmon as hats in a weird fad during the 1980s.
![An orca attacks a whale, which is gushing blood from its mouth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Orcas are learning terrifying new behaviors. Are they getting smarter?
By Sascha Pare published
From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating — and sometimes terrifying — behaviors.
![A killer whale hunting alongside a whaling boat in the early 20th century.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgqiAea73xyUNSuyHo4QXg-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Orcas that hunted alongside humans might be extinct
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers used DNA analysis and traditional knowledge to learn about an orca named Old Tom and his family's remarkable relationship with humans.
![A mysterious white organic mass washed ashore](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRGtFCrwxjptiNkufVkVk9-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Identity of mysterious 'mermaid globster' that washed up in Papua New Guinea 'is anyone's guess,' experts say
By Harry Baker published
The severely decayed remains of a marine creature recently washed up on a beach in Papua New Guinea. Experts can't agree on what the ghostly white lump is, but it is most likely the remains of a marine mammal.
![A beached gray whale in Baja California Sur in Mexico.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N8QdwaWLzAuWwRramaUWnP-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists finally figure out why hundreds of gray whales keep washing up dead along US coasts
By Sascha Pare published
Three mass mortality events have struck a population of gray whales off the west coast of North America since the 1980s, and scientists have linked them to changing conditions in the Arctic.
![An orca playing with a porpoise and balancing it on its head.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-320-80.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-450-80.jpeg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-500-80.jpeg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-650-80.jpeg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-840-80.jpeg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-970-80.jpeg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-1024-80.jpeg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhmgJ9kUv7spkvfCe2q3gi-1200-80.jpeg 1200w)
Orcas are harassing and playing with baby porpoises in deadly game that has lasted 60 years
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists may have finally figured out why a population of orcas in the Salish Sea have been tossing porpoises around and taking them into their mouths without eating them.
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