Orcas

• Orcas filmed making sunfish ‘explode’ by ramming into it head first

  Orcas are known for their smart and often ruthless hunting tactics and have been observed using a wide range of strategies to stalk and kill and process prey.

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  Jul 23
  
• Seal escapes hunting orcas by jumping onto photographer’s boat in dramatic video

  One clever harbour seal managed to save its own life after it was chased by a pod of at least 8 orcas.

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  Nov 14, 2025
  
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• Sailors rescued after orca pod rams into yacht off Spain’s coast

  Rescuers noted that such incidents are 'uncommon' so far north in the Atlantic.

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  Jul 23, 2025
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• Orcas use kelp tools to groom, researchers say

  Researchers say higher quality drones helped them spot the whales regularly breaking off pieces of kelp to use as a tool, pressed between their bodies.

  Environment

  Jun 23, 2025
• Stranded orcas, dolphins left in rotting tanks in closed French marine park

  The two orcas, a mother and son named Wikie and Keijo. were born and raised in captivity, meaning they would not survive in the wild.

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  May 16, 2025
• B.C. woman fined for paddleboarding too close to orca pod

  According to witnesses, 40-year-old Christine Jamieson ran down to the dock with a paddleboard and paddled out to see the whales up close and personal.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2025
• Orcas make ‘grocery’ trip to downtown Vancouver

  A family of killer whales has made a rare trip into waters off downtown Vancouver for what an expert says was likely a "grocery shopping" hunt for harbour seals.

  Environment

  Nov 25, 2024
• B.C. father and son have seen wildlife before. But this orca encounter was ‘incredible’

  Andrew Trites with the UBC Marine Mammal Research Centre said the group was likely hunting for harbour seals, which are abundant along the coast.

  Environment

  Aug 27, 2024
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• Woman injured after orcas ram another boat off Spain’s coast

  The woman was injured during a bungled rescue mission after a pod of orcas rammed into her sailboat and bit chunks out of the rudder.

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  Aug 27, 2024
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• ‘Shocking and stupid’: Man fined for trying to ‘body slam’ orca

  The video shows a man leaping off the edge of a boat towards an adult orca and a calf while his companions cheer him on.

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  May 22, 2024