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Male killer whales protected by post-menopausal mothers, study suggests

Post-menopausal female killer whales protect their sons – but not their daughters – from fights with other whales, a new study suggests. When they looked at tooth rake marks – the scarring left when one whale scrapes their teeth across the skin of ...

20 Jul 2023 at 16:00

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Killer whale dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity

A killer whale held captive for more than half a century has died at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move her from the theme park in the near future. The Seaquarium posted a statement from the non-profit group Friends of Toki on ...

19 Aug 2023 at 09:58

Killer whale mothers ‘pay high price’ for raising sons, say researchers

Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers less likely to produce more offspring, a new study suggests. According to the research, each living son cut a mother’s annual likelihood of successful breeding – a calf ...

08 Feb 2023 at 19:28

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Free Lolita: Campaigners reveal plan to return orca to ocean after 50 years

A coalition of a theme park owner, animal rights group and NFL owner announced on Thursday that a plan is in place to return Lolita – an orca that has lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years – to her home waters in ...

30 Mar 2023 at 21:32

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Orca calf stranded in Canadian lagoon will be airlifted out, rescuers say

Plans are under way to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family, Canadian authorities said. Canadian Fisheries ...

04 Apr 2024 at 08:56

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Pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan ‘escapes safely’

A pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped. The killer whales, also known as orcas, were ...

07 Feb 2024 at 10:37

Ministry of Defence acquires Government’s first quantum computer

The Ministry of Defence has reportedly acquired the Government’s first quantum computer. The machines are able to rapidly make highly complex calculations that cannot be done by regular computers. The BBC said the ...

09 Jun 2022 at 07:46

Human impact on ocean increasing pressure on dolphins and whales, says charity

Researchers have warned that human impact on the ocean is putting increasing pressure on dolphins and whales, and their ecosystems. The UK whale and dolphin conservation charity Orca recorded 55,604 whales and ...

17 Jun 2024 at 18:51

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The Castle Players are heading to Dundalk's Spirit Store

Join the Castle Players for three nights of fun and laughter as they bring David Tristram’s hilarious comedy, The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish, to the Spirit Store in Dundalk. Set in the ...

11 Oct 2024 at 19:33

Orcas make seaweed tools to scratch each other’s backs, study suggests

Orcas make seaweed tools in order to scratch each other’s backs, a study has suggested. The animals, also known as killer whales, were observed detaching lengths of seaweed and massaging each other with ...

23 Jun 2025 at 16:17

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