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Are orcas wreaking revenge by ramming boats in the Strait of Gibraltar??

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 27 May 23

On our news last night was a report on a pod of killer whales (orcas) that attacked a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain. This is becoming quite a common occurrence with dozens of attacks occurring on the Spanish and...

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Tilikum has passed away.

CaseyL @CaseyRoss9966 (4056) • United States 7 Jan 17

SeaWorld's most famous orca passed away yesterday at the age of 36. A lot of people are sad and upset about it but I'm not. I am glad he is not being held captive any longer in a place that treated him so poorly. He can now be a...

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SeaWorld Orlando Killer Whale Dies While Giving Birth

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 7 Jun 10

Seaworld Orlando officials have reported that one of their orca, Taima has died from complications while giving birth. It is learned from the park officials that Taima's foetus was in an unusual position during the delivery. Park...

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Poetic Justice?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 24 Feb 10

Orcas are majestic animals that (in my view) belong in the wild, so I'm not really surprised at the sad death of an Orca Trainer at Seaworld, Orlando. I think I would be at breaking point by now kept in a tank before...

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Orcas/Killer Whales--How Many Different Kinds Are There?

vokey9472 @vokey9472 (1486) • United States 29 Mar 07

My son loves Orcas. He was telling me that there are different types of Orcas in the ocean and he wanted to know how many different types there were. I didn't know that there were different types and I was wondering if anyone out...

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Why do you have tattoos?

reinydawn @reinydawn (11642) • United States 30 Nov 06

I have two tattoos. One is Saturn because I had a dream about that. I later found out that since I am a Capricorn, that is my ruling planet - whatever that means... And one is an Orca, which is the most beautiful animal in my...

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