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The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows

Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile giants of the sea.

The Inertia on MSN · 1d

Orcas Are Now Hunting Whale Sharks For Their Livers

Orcas are endlessly fascinating creatures. Their antics have been the focus of the internet's interest in recent years. Now, they're hunting whale sharks.

National Geographic news · 1d

Scientists finally know the clever tricks orca use to hunt whale sharks

For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species of fish on Earth. This graphic footage proves that whale sharks are a regular part of some orcas’ diets, and solves the mystery of how they are able to kill the massive fish.

Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again

Vancouver Sun on MSN · 5h

Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s

The J-, K- and L-pods are down to just 73 orcas, according to the latest census completed in July by the Center for Whale Research, based in Friday Harbor, Washington. Two adult males were lost and a male calf that was born and counted in the census period subsequently died.

YAHOO!News · 17h

Scientists Baffled by Orcas Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats

Hatful of Sorrow You've probably heard all about orcas' daring feats, like sinking yachts. But are you aware that they can be quite dashing, too? Yep. It appears that these snazzy cetaceans are fond of wearing "hats" in the form of dead salmon on their snouts,

cbc.ca on MSN · 17h

Why orcas wear dead salmon as 'hats' remains a mystery, scientists say

In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head.

Killer Whales Are Hunting Whale Sharks And Scientists Have The Evidence Now

Orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted hunting whale sharks, the world's largest shark species, that can ...

Killer whale pod learns to hunt the world's largest sharks

That's literally big news: whale sharks are the largest sharks and the largest fish on the planet, reaching up to 60 ft ...

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