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James Bartley (1870–1909) is the central figure in a late nineteenth-century story according to which he was swallowed whole by a sperm whale. He was found still living days later in the stomach of the whale, which was dead from harpooning. The story originated of an anonymous form, began to appear in American newspapers.
In August 1989, the dominant female Icelandic killer whale at SeaWorld San Diego, Kandu V, attempted to "rake" a female newcomer named Corky. Raking is a way orcas show dominance by forcefully scratching at another with their teeth (however, raking can also be a way of communication or play between whales, and it is witnessed in the wild).
In July 2012, Shouka, a female orca on a breeding loan to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom from Marineland France, lunged out of the water during a show, throwing her trainer several feet backwards. The orca repeatedly lunged out of the water, attempting to reach her trainer. The incident was caught on video by an audience member.
The video shows that kayaker rowing along in the water when a whale breaches as it fed on hundreds of fish. The whale is directly in front of the kayaker, and if the kayaker had been just inches ...
Tourists in Monterey Bay had an “incredible day” when a pod of killer whales made an unexpected appearance. Toward the end of a Jan. 23 tour, boaters spotted four orcas hunting sea lions ...
Dana Point, where the footage was filmed, was crowned the dolphin and whale watching capital of the world in 2019, according to Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari.
Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799.On November 20, 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr., the ship was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale.
Based on the whales' behavior, an expert said it appeared the orcas were training a new calf in the pod how to hunt with its mother, grandmother and aunt. Killer whale punts a sea lion 20 feet in ...