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| | | | | Three recent incidents of orcas seemingly attacking and sinking boats off Iberian coast are drawing scrutiny over whether the animals deliberately swarmed the vessels and if they are learning the aggressive behavior from one another. | |
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| | | | | There are 53 orcas (killer whales) held in captivity at marine parks around the world in 7 different countries. Please help us end captivity. | |
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| | | | | Discover interesting facts about orcas, the deadly and beautiful predators that lurk in every ocean. | |
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| | | When a great white shark is born, along with up to a dozen siblings, it immediately swims away from its mother. Born on the east and west coasts of North America, the south of Africa and southwest Australia, baby sharks are on their own right from the start. Their mother may see them only as prey. At birth the baby shark is already about 5 feet (1.5 meters) long; as it grows it may reach a length up to four times that. The pup (which is what a baby shark is called) will live its life at the top of the ocean's food chain. But before it grows larger, the pup must avoid predators bigger than it is-including other great white sharks. Many baby sharks do not survive their first year. Young great white sharks eat fish (including other sharks) and rays. As they gro... | ||