Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the porpoises and one of the world's most powerful predators. They feast on marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, and even whales, employing teeth that can be four inches (ten centimeters) long. They are known to grab seals right off the ice. They also eat fish, squid, and seabirds. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago tags killer whale killer whale orcas porpoises |
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Dramatic footage of a penguin using it's environment to the best advantage when pursued by a killer whale. picked by kelaltieri 1 month ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
A killer whale injured a trainer when he grabbed the man and pinned him to the bottom of an exhibition tank during a show at San Diego's SeaWorld Adventure Park. picked by teaya21 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |
If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. picked by punthe 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday. picked by cactushair 4 weeks ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
beware....they're watching you picked by spocksmyhomeboy 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Seen Monty Python & The Holy Grail? Did you like the Killer Rabbit? If so, you can wear Killer Rabbit slippers. 4 comments edit related share plime.comAlso available: plush Holy Hand Grenade. picked by TheStep 2 years ago |
A convicted Massachusetts killer now accused of slaying a neighbor couple told police he shot them after the man insulted him when he tried to collect a $50 debt, according to court documents. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Virginia Tech killer was referred to counseling after professors read his violent one-act play entitled "Richard McBeef." It features a 13-year-old boy who murders his father and accuses his stepfather of pedophilia. At one point, the child's mother brandishes a chain saw at the stepfather. The play ends with the man striking the child with "a deadly blow. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago 20 comments edit related share plime.com |
"At age 34, Donald Schmidt is the oldest ward ever in the California Youth Authority." 1 comments edit related share plime.comIf he's a child killer... why in the world are they keeping him locked up... with CHILDREN? picked by digitalgimpling 2 years ago |
A Serial killer who has been leaving headless torsos outside the Indian capital's jail for more than a year, allegedly in revenge for wrongful imprisonment, has struck again. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
"I had heard about this whale, but we had never been able to find it," said Holly Fearnbach, a research biologist with the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle who photographed the rarity. "It was quite neat to find it." picked by dollyllama 10 months ago 7 comments edit related share science |
Bureaucrats here have infuriated the Japanese public by losing millions of government pension records. This week, someone with a knife and a willingness to kill appears to be hunting them down. 2 comments edit related share plime.comWith the mess the US Social Security is in, how long will it take for something similar to happen here? picked by tigertony 2 months ago |
Understanding of the sex life of a microscopic fungus which is a major cause of death in immune deficient patients and also a cause of severe asthma. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago 1 comments edit related share sex |
Martorano, a former Catholic altar boy and high school football star, became a cool and calculating killer. But...he is perhaps best known as the government witness who helped expose a web of corruption and collusion involving the mob and the Boston office of the FBI. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
He testified during the sentencing phase of his trial, but not exactly in his own behalf. Scary. picked by tigertony 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A rare, timely conjunction of ground-based instrumentation and a dozen satellites has helped scientists better understand how electrons in space can turn into ‘killers’. ESA’s Cluster constellation has contributed crucially to the finding. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
They called him Iron Man, a hulking teenage football player with a baby face and winsome smile who lived with his parents in a small ranch house in the Buttonwoods section of town. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
His pickup cab has the blood of at least 10 people in it. picked by moe 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
This guy is sick, and now the trial will enter the death penalty phase. What really got me, though was this quote: 5 comments edit related share plime.com"Kevin Underwood, a former grocery stocker claimed Internet pornography stoked his cannibalistic fantasies" This is a difficult story to read, be warned. picked by tdiggity 10 months ago |
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change. picked by MandolinOrange 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |