Killer Whales
Killer Whale Facts
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U.S. to Help Reunite Mischievous Young Orca With Pod
Efforts will begin in the spring to relocate "Luna", a 4-year-old orca whale, who has been pestering boaters in Canada's Nootka Sound. The young killer whale will be transferred to more tropical digs in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Harbor Seals Shown to Differentiate Killer Whales
A study recently conducted by Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center researchers has shown harbor seals to be capable of distinguishing between killer whales that prey upon fish and mammals by their vocalizations.
Keiko's love of children puts his life in danger
The film star whale's frolics with fans have exhausted him and there are fears for his life. A dark shape bobbed on the surface of the water as the sun slipped behind the Blue Mountains in Norway last night. Then the object moved, twitching its tail and sending water into the sky. On the shore, men, women and children cheered. Keiko, the world's most famous killer whale, was alive.
It's Cost $15m - But Willy Still Isn't Free
For two years now, the biggest star in Hollywood history has just wanted to be alone. Holed up in the remote, wind-whipped harbour of Klettsvik, in the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland, Keiko the killer whale - the five-tonne hero of the 1983 movie Free Willy - has been steadfastly...
A study recently conducted by Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center researchers has shown harbor seals to be capable of distinguishing between killer whales that prey upon fish and mammals by their vocalizations.
Keiko's love of children puts his life in danger
The film star whale's frolics with fans have exhausted him and there are fears for his life. A dark shape bobbed on the surface of the water as the sun slipped behind the Blue Mountains in Norway last night. Then the object moved, twitching its tail and sending water into the sky. On the shore, men, women and children cheered. Keiko, the world's most famous killer whale, was alive.
It's Cost $15m - But Willy Still Isn't Free
For two years now, the biggest star in Hollywood history has just wanted to be alone. Holed up in the remote, wind-whipped harbour of Klettsvik, in the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland, Keiko the killer whale - the five-tonne hero of the 1983 movie Free Willy - has been steadfastly...