Dramatic footage of a penguin using it's environment to the best advantage when pursued by a killer whale. picked by kelaltieri 12 months ago

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 2 years ago

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 3 years ago

An astonishing sequence of images showed the orca emerging from shallow icy waters towards the shore in an attempt to feed on the seal pup. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Eco-tourists on a whale-watching vessel, looking forward to observing the mighty creatures in their natural habitat, were instead greeted by the sight of a harpooned whale being dragged in by a Japanese whaling vessel on Friday. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Fail Whale is the delightful image of a flying whale that Twitter uses when the site is down for one reason or another. The whale, became so popular that folks made their own versions (dozens), ranging from sculptures to tattoos to comics. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

"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 2 years ago

Killer whales create and visit social clubs just like people do, scientists have discovered. Up to 100 fish-eating killer whales come together in the Avacha Gulf, off the coast of Russia. But no-one knew why the whales form these huge superpods, when they normally live in smaller groups.Now scientists report in the Journal of Ethology that these groups act as clubs in which the killer whales form... read full post picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Japan's annual whale hunt generates tons upon tons of meat from hundreds of "scientifically killed" whales. Where does it all go? Japanese food company Asian Lunch offers a spicy solution: Whale Curry. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

beware....they're watching you picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

A photographic catalog of a traditional whale hunt. Photographer Jonathan Harris accompanied a family of Inupiat Eskimos on a whale hunt. During his week long journey, he took 3,214 photographs, including pictures taken every 5 minutes while he was sleeping. Really creative and interesting interface picked by 2manyusernames 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 2 years ago

Passers-by and cars were soaked in blood and body parts were sprayed over a road after the bursting of the whale, which was being carried on a trailer
*Thursday, 29 January, 2004* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Saudi Arabian officials beheaded and then publicly displayed the body of a convicted killer in Riyadh on Friday, an act that prompted a stiff denunciation by a leading human rights monitor. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

While cutting through some Egyptian limestone recently, stone masons in Italy made an interesting discovery. A whale fossil. They called in experts who confirmed this was a 40 million year old whale.Then the fun really began. Well, fun for the archeologists that is. They went to the place where the stone was extracted and found prehistoric bone fragments and more. A bigger dig is currently underw... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

The partial remains of an ancient toothed whale species that roamed the ocean 5 million years ago have been discovered on a California beach. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Activists in the Philippines have rescued what they believe might be the smallest offspring of the world's biggest fish — a whale shark the size of a forearm. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Mara the whale is capable of great gentleness as she guides her calf, Kell, on an epic journey from the waters off Polynesia where he was born to Antarctica. In almost a human gesture, she wraps a protective flipper around her son. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Willy was never really free. The killer whale star of the Hollywood movie Free Willy had to be cared for by humans even after he was released and he never successfully integrated with his wild kin. Researchers now say attempts to return him to the wild were misguided. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Around the same time HH Holmes was terrorizing Chicago with his murder house, Jane Toppan was walking the halls of the hospital ward in search for her next victim. She was histories most prolific female serial killer. She had inherited evil from her father who went insane, as well as her sister, and so it was inevitable that she would experience some sort of breakdown in her life. picked by Bingo 3 months ago