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

Dramatic footage of a penguin using it's environment to the best advantage when pursued by a killer whale. picked by kelaltieri 1 year 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

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 5 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

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 5 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 Paekakariki man is calling himself a whale rider after a brush with a southern beauty but the joyride could cost him $30,000.

Simon O'Donnell said he paddled out to the whale off the Kapiti Coast then stepped on to its back as it swam underwater. Standing on the whale was "just insane". picked by Bingo 3 months ago

GRAPHIC. NSFW. Denmark is one of the countries currently supporting efforts to lift the ban on commercial whaling and it does not
oppose the resumption of international trade in whale products. More info here. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

A judge locked up killer Clifton Bloomfield for 195 years, but now the multiple murderer is out--on video--in a movie role he filmed between homicides. picked by dollyllama 9 months 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

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

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 7 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

BRITAIN'S killer chipmunk invasion has sparked a web frenzy — for rodent RECIPES.

*yum...Alvin!* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

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 12 months ago

Seen Monty Python & The Holy Grail? Did you like the Killer Rabbit? If so, you can wear Killer Rabbit slippers.

Also available: plush Holy Hand Grenade. picked by TheStep 3 years ago