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  2. Orca attacks - Wikipedia

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    An attack on a strap-toothed whale. 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 ...

  3. Yukon Harbor orca capture operation - Wikipedia

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    The Yukon Harbor orca capture operation was the first planned, deliberate trapping of a large group of orcas (killer whales). 15 southern resident orcas were trapped by Ted Griffin and his Seattle Public Aquarium party on 15 February 1967, in Yukon Harbor on the west side of Puget Sound. [1]

  4. Captive orcas - Wikipedia

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    Captive killer whale attacks on humans fall mostly into the categories of biting during feeding, ramming in the water, and holding under water. Killer whales biting trainers during feeding or shows is generally the mildest form of attack seen, but can escalate to an animal dragging the trainer underwater and holding them there until they lose ...

  5. Man is fined for trying to 'body slam' killer whale - AOL

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    A New Zealand man has been fined over a social media video in which he tries to “body slam” an orca swimming next to his boat, in what officials called “stupid” and “extremely ...

  6. Killer whale spotted balancing a salmon on its head ... - AOL

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    A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. ... Giles spends a lot of time on the water and near orcas for her research. She uses trained dogs on boats to sniff out and collect the ...

  7. Orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days has a new baby - AOL

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    The killer whale calf was spotted in the Puget Sound area off Washington state several days ago. On Tuesday, the center determined J35, also known as Tahlequah, was the baby's mother . The calf, a ...

  8. Orca - Wikipedia

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    Orcas frequently engage in surface behaviour such as breaching (jumping completely out of the water) and tail-slapping. These activities may have a variety of purposes, such as courtship, communication, dislodging parasites, or play. Spyhopping is a behaviour in which a whale holds its head above water to view its surroundings. [111]

  9. Kasatka - Wikipedia

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    Kasatka was captured off the southeastern coast of Iceland on 26 October 1978, with another young female whale named Kahana. Both were estimated to be around 2 years old. The two whales were housed in a sea pen in Grindavík before being shipped to SeaWorld later that year. [1] Kasatka showed occasional aggression to humans.