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“Like Watching Wolves Hunt” – Sailor Details Terrifying Moment Pod Of Orcas Sank His R2,3 Million Boat
01 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A British yacht captain has told how a pod of orcas sunk his £100,000 (R2,3 million) boat during a “terrifying” two-hour attack – in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Eastern Cape Confirms First Case Of Orcas Killing A Shark For Its Liver
11 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Although scientists already knew that killer whales were feasting on great whites in the Western Cape, this is the first time it has ever been confirmed in the Eastern Cape.
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Scientists Finally Know Why Orcas Are Smashing Into Boats
30 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The animals are known to be sensitive to trends, with scientists having observed odd new behaviours spreading through a pod like a TikTok challenge, only to be forgotten just as quickly.
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Incredibly Rare Video Shows A Pod Of Orcas And Sperm Whales Sparing In The Sea
10 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
According to a marine biologist who witnessed the battle, it was an extremely rare sight as these animals tend to leave each other alone.
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The Killer Whales Are Out Of Hand In The Strait Of Gibraltar [Video]
15 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Orcas may look like giant sea pandas, but they’re really more like swimming sociopaths.
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Killer Whales Are Now Taking Revenge By Sinking Yachts In Morocco [Video]
24 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
They are likely all psychopaths or Scorpios, but either way, they are cruel geniuses that are concerned with their own survival, no matter what.
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Looks Like Orcas Are Attacking Adult Gray Whales Now [Video]
13 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Killer whales are clearly the psychopaths of the big blue.
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SA’s Infamous Killer Whale Pair Ripped Into 17 Sharks In Just One Day
28 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The infamous orcas essentially upended the food chain in Cape Town’s waters and now they’re at it again, ripping into a new shark species.
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Remarkable Findings From The Full Orca / Great White Mossel Bay Hunting Video
03 Oct 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Footage aired earlier this year of orcas killing a great white shark in Mossel Bay was actually a snippet of an hour-long hunt of multiple sharks.
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Drone Footage Shows Incredible Orca Hunting Technique [Video]
22 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Orcas involved in the hunt use a technique called wave-washing, calculating the size of the wave they need to produce in order to acquire their next meal.
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Port And Starboard Prime Suspects After Great White Found Dead [Video]
23 Aug 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Researchers found a great white carcass in Hartenbos, Mossel Bay, on Sunday and evidence points to the involvement of the orca duo.
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First-Ever Footage Of Orcas Chomping Great White In Mossel Bay [Video]
28 Jul 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Shark biologist Alison Towner called the footage “probably one of the most beautiful pieces of natural history ever filmed”.
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Cape’s Infamous Great White-Killing Orcas Return Amid New Research
01 Jul 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Yesterday, Port and Starboard were spotted in False Bay. A new study has outlined just how great an effect they’re having on the region’s great white shark population.
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This Orca / Sea Lion / Boat Captain Video Has Divided The Internet
28 Sep 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A video that appears to be shot in Canada shows orcas hunting a sea lion, but the potential meal has a cunning plan.
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Sailors Use Flares And Poles To Fight Off Killer Whales [Video]
13 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Sailors off the coast of Morocco resorted to desperate measures to get rid of killer whales that were damaging their boat.
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Expert Panel Concludes Orcas ‘Likely’ Caused Disappearance Of Cape Great Whites [Video]
19 Nov 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
A government-appointed team of nine experts has released the results of their study into why great white sharks have all but disappeared from what were once hotspots.
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Spectacular Full Orca Breach Filmed In False Bay [Video]
22 Sep 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
This past weekend, three orcas put on a great show in False Bay, with full breaches and tail slaps caught on camera.
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Another Case Of Orcas Feeding On Great White Sharks In Western Cape
08 Jul 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
When marine biologists analysed the body of the 3,6-metre female shark, they found the telltale signs of killer whale, or orca, predation.
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Very Rare Footage Of Killer Whales Hunting Great White Shark Off Knysna Coast [Video]
07 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Marine tour guide Donavan Smith would have been pretty chuffed when he saw a great white shark while out with clients in Knysna, but then he captured something hardly seen before.
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The Great White Sharks Have Left False Bay – Here’s Why [Video]
12 Sep 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The Shark Spotters research team have no confirmed sightings of a great white this year, and shark cage diving eco-tourism operators who frequent False Bay’s Seal Island have been just as unsuccessful.
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Those Shark-Killing Orcas Have Been At It Again [Images+Video]
28 May 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
You may have heard of Port and Starboard, the two killer whales responsible for killing a number of great white sharks around the Western Cape. They’ve been busy again.
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Bloodbath As Drone Captures Orcas Killing Whale Calf [Video]
03 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This drone footage, which illustrates how brutal nature can be, is almost certainly going to make that animal-loving friend of yours shed a tear.
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Shark Week’s Fascinating Look At The Great White Killing Orcas Of The Western Cape [Video]
31 Jul 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When great white sharks started washing up dead along the Gansbaai coast, many were left stumped. Turns out a pair of slick hunters were hard at work.
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Hectic Drone Footage Follows Pod Of Orcas Hunting And Killing A Whale
10 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Orcas have certainly made a name for themselves as being pretty badass hunters, but seeing it in action from above is quite something. Respect.
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The Great White Shark Hunting Orcas Have Struck Again [Images]
26 Jun 2017 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
In May scientists were shocked to find three great white sharks that had fallen prey to orcas, and now you can add a fourth to that list. They’ve even named the hunters.
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Joyous Killer Whales Play With Boat. And Go [Video]
22 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Unfortunately most of us will only ever see an orca at a SeaWorld or aquarium somewhere. Here’s how they should be enjoying themselves.
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SeaWorld’s Ad Campaign Tries To Deal With Shocking Publicity
24 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
SeaWorld has received a very public battering ever since the release of the highly critical ‘Blackfish’. Now their PR team is attempting to fight back.
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This Incredible Video Of Killer Whales Chasing A Speed Boat Might Terrify You [VIDEO]
09 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This amazing video captures four killer whales chasing a speed boat, and times swimming directly beneath the vessel. At the 1:10 mark, an orca pretty much gives the camera lens a lick. Could this footage have been shot in Hermanus?
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WATCH: Incredible Brawl Between Orcas And Sperm Whales [VIDEO + GALLERY]
25 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Killer whales have been known to launch coordinated attacks on other whales, sharks and even wave-wash seals. On 18 April 2013, photographer Shawn Heinrichs captured one of the very few recorded incidents of killer whales attacking a pod of sperm whales.
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