A killer whale has been taught to speak human words through her blowhole. Wikie, a 16-year-old female orca living in a French marine theme park, is able to copy words such as ‘hello’, ‘bye bye’ and ‘Amy’, as well as count to three. Researchers tested multiple sounds in three situations. In one the whale was … Read more
Mark McGrath was eliminated from The Masked Singer on Wednesday after performing during season five of the hit Fox show as Orca. The 53-year-old singer stumped panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger after belting out the 1988 Poison power ballad Every Rose Has Its Thorn. Orca competed in the Group A … Read more
Grieving orca Tahlequah that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018 is pregnant — but scientists fear tragedy will strike again Tahlequah had touched hearts around the world as she grieved for her dead calf She is among a handful of pregnancies spotted among the orcas in Puget … Read more
Extraordinary moment an orca eats a stingray as residents in waterfront properties look on in New Zealand A pod of orcas have been filmed hunting a stingray near a waterfont home People watched on as the pod hunted and killed the stingray on Sunday Stingrays make up a large part of an orca’s diet and are … Read more