killer whales

Killer whales seem to follow rules that go beyond basic instinct and border on culture.

Pot of killer whales swimming in waters near the Golden Gate Bridge. A nice surprise for a group of tourists on a whale-watching excursion.

Killer whales, who live at the top of the ocean food chain, used to prey on sperm and baleen whales.

She wanted to be Jane Goodall. But instead of chimpanzees, her animals would turn out to be killer whales.

The seal feels perfectly safe lying on the Antarctic ice even if it is surrounded by a pod of killer whales.

A SeaWorld whale trainer is now nursing a broken foot after one of the park's killer whales dragged the trainer underwater during a show.

When these were no longer available, the killer whales were forced to fish farther down the food chain.

While some inhabit one particular geographical area of an ocean, others like killer whales are found worldwide.

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Seals solve the problem by climbing onto land to molt, but killer whales, lacking that ability, may need to take a trip to the spa.

Killer whales and dolphins show distinct cultural groups within their populations.

Killer whales may also be a problem.

Ocean mammals, including seals, killer whales and dolphins, are also affected.

Like their smaller gray cousins, black-and-white killer whales are smart and social.

The medals are adorned with Native Canadian icons and designs of killer whales.

They used techniques that work for other animals like dogs and killer whales.

There are many cases where nomadic killer whales have gravitated to humans, bonding with them and playing games.

Masturbation has been observed among primates, deer, killer whales and penguins, and we're talking about both males and females.

On occasion, killer whales may feed on some species of dolphins.

Now, in the Exxon Valdez spill, about 30 percent of the killer whales died in the first few months.

Some killer whales are adept hunters, but picky eaters.

We might become meals for killer whales and leopard seals.

Since the 1960s, 200 killer whales have died in captivity.

Roughly speaking, these animals filled the ecological niches now occupied by toothed cetaceans such as dolphins and killer whales.

"We don't have the evidence, but it is very likely killer whales are taking them, " Ainley says.

But newborn dolphins and killer whales can forgo sleeping for their entire first month.

A third possible reason is that we don't resemble any food source killer whales typically depend on.

Instead, they say, penguins head for shore at night because they cannot gauge the risk of being eaten by leopard seals or killer whales.

Birds do it, killer whales do it, and if you happen to work in construction and are really lucky, you might just see a frog do it.

One may observe the fins of killer whales from time to time.

But others, like killer whales, have a stable group.

Would you like to see the Dance of the Killer Whales?

Chimpanzees, killer whales, these kinds of creatures, they have culture.

Killer whales -- I love it because it wires you up.

How do you take care of killer whales?

Delphinids include such well known dolphins as bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins as well as killer whales and pilot whales. delphinids

Patrolling the icy shores of the volcano are killer whales

PBS Realm of the Killer Whales