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  2. Orca attacks - Wikipedia

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    Orcas (or killer whales) are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. [1] In captivity, there have been several non-fatal and four fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s. [2]

  3. Orca - Wikipedia

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    Orcas have helped humans hunting other whales. [221] One well-known example was the orcas of Eden, Australia , including the male known as Old Tom . Whalers more often considered them a nuisance, however, as orcas would gather to scavenge meat from the whalers' catch. [ 221 ]

  4. Here's why you should care about killer whales - AOL

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    Killer whales have no predators -- except for humans. Documentaries like 'Blackfish' reveal the exploitation behind whale captivity. In the late 1960's, Famous orca Shamu was the whale who set the ...

  5. Right whale - Wikipedia

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    The whales make groans, pops and belches typically at frequencies around 500 Hz. The purpose of the sounds is not known but may be a form of communication between whales within the same group. Northern right whales responded to sounds similar to police sirens—sounds of much higher frequency than their own. On hearing the sounds, they moved ...

  6. Human impact on ocean increasing pressure on dolphins and ...

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    Researchers have warned that human impact on the ocean is putting increasing pressure on dolphins and whales, and their ecosystems. The UK whale and dolphin conservation charity Orca recorded ...

  7. Why are killer whales going 'Moby-Dick' on yachts lately ...

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    Killer whales have reportedly attacked more than 500 boats in European waters recently. Are they exacting revenge for humanity's treatment of orcas?

  8. Pilot whale - Wikipedia

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    Short film My Pilot, Whale (28’, 2014, directed by Alexander and Nicole Gratovsky [68]) demonstrates the possibility of interaction between humans and free-living pilot whales, offering the viewer a number of philosophical questions related to cetaceans: about their attitude to the world, what we have in common, what we — humans — can ...

  9. Now we know why whales don't get brain damage while diving - AOL

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    The movie, and the events that inspired it, put a spotlight on the altruistic ways in which humans are capable of interacting with whales to literally save lives. Luckily, most of the time whales ...