Oct 10, 2022 · In February 2021, a young male humpback barely managed to survive a 4-hour attack from orcas in Australia, but lost its dorsal fin in the process. All of these violent encounters have one thing...

Scientists observed a dozen killer whales attacking a group of humpback whales just off the Farallon Islands Thursday in an ultra-rare encounter, scientists on the islands said.

Jun 8, 2021 · In video footage captured by a local sailor on May 29 off the coast of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, the orcas, also known as killer whales, repeatedly slammed against the water near the...

Jul 24, 2024 · When an 80,000-pound humpback whale rockets out of the depths, not much can stand in its way. Brothers Wyatt and Colin Yager recently witnessed evidence of this off the coast of Odiorne Point...

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known to interfere with attacking killer whales (Orcinus orca). To investigate why, we reviewed accounts of 115 interactions between them.

Killer whales are known to attack humpback whales when they are calves, in Mexico. There are also reports of them attacking humpbacks in Monterey Bay. This makes the humpbacks behaviour even...

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known to interfere with attacking killer whales (Orcinus orca). To investigate why, we reviewed accounts of 115 interac-tions between them.

Nov 6, 2018 · Humpback whales bear stark battle scars from violent encounters with orcas, also known as killer whales. Analysis of rake marks on more than 3000 humpback whale tails or flukes suggest...

Feb 22, 2021 · Whale watchers in Australia witnessed a rare sight last week: Two pods of orcas ganged up on and attacked a healthy young humpback whale. The whale, a 2- to 3-year-old male, survived the...

Humpback whales bear stark battle scars from violent encounters with orcas, also known as killer whales. Analysis of rake marks on more than 3000 humpback whale tails or flukes suggest that attacks on these undersea giants may be on the rise, according to a new study in Endangered Species Research.