Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
Animal rights activists have been fighting for years to have Lolita freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium
Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of dangerous, puzzling behavior
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A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an endurance sailing race, the latest encounter in what researchers say is a growing trend of sometimes aggressive interactions
The biography of Gladys, the killer whale who breaks sailboats and reigns supreme on social media
The cetacean has become famous on the internet for the damage it has caused to boats off the Spanish coast. But it is not just one animal behaving this way but 15, and not everything that is said about them is true
The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding
Many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest’s killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and getting captured for display in marine parks. But today only 73 remain, just two more than in 1971
Killer whales abandon their female offspring as they mature but continue to care for males
Mothers forgo having more offspring and share the food they hunt with their sons for life but neglect their daughters after a certain age
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