Curious beluga whales offer a dose of healing and frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Playful great white beluga whales are bringing joy and healing to Hudson Bay. Their cheerful chirping sounds in an environment and economy threatened by warming waters that are melting sea ice, starving polar bears and changing the entire food chain. Loud and curious belugas swarm boats here, clicking, bumping and … Read more

Famine has decimated gray whales off the Pacific coast. Can the Giants ever recover?

The decomposing carcass of a gray whale catches the attention of visitors at Muir Beach in San Francisco in April 2021. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times) When large numbers of gray whales began washing up along North America’s Pacific coast nearly six years ago, marine scientists could only speculate about the reason: was it a disease? … Read more

A lone killer whale killed a great white killer whale in less than two minutes. Scientists say this could signal an ecological shift

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A pair of working killer whales have been killing great white sharks along a stretch of the South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and throwing away the rest. Scientists … Read more

A lone killer whale killed a great white killer whale in less than two minutes. Scientists say this could signal an ecological shift

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A pair of working killer whales have been killing great white sharks along a stretch of the South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and throwing away the rest. Scientists … Read more

Animal resistance memes are everywhere – here’s why you shouldn’t be too quick to laugh at rebellious orcas and sea otters

Memes transform her into a beret like that of the socialist revolutionary Ché Guevara. In one caption she proclaims, “Accept our existence or expect resistance… an otter world is possible.” My study focuses on the relationships between animals and humans, through the prism of social justice. As I see it, the public joy over destroyed … Read more

Animal resistance memes are everywhere – here’s why you shouldn’t be too quick to laugh at rebellious orcas and sea otters

Memes galore surrounding the ‘killer whale revolution’ have flooded the online domain. They happily show orcas launching attacks on boats in the Strait of Gibraltar and off the coast of Shetland. One particularly ingenious image shows a killer whale masquerading as a sickle crossed with a hammer. The cheeky caption reads: “Eat the rich”, a … Read more

Orcas seemed to be wreaking havoc this year. What drove their behavior to make headlines?

It’s easy to be misunderstood when the word “murderer” is in your name. Still, this year seemed to be a wild one for the orcas. From ‘attacking’ and sinking several boats off the coast of southwestern Europe to hunting great white sharks around South Africa and Australia, the black and white behemoths seemed to live … Read more