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
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
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
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
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
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