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Behavior

Survivor Accounts and Footage Detail Orca Strike That Sank French Family’s Sailboat Off Portugal

Scientists describe the Iberian encounters as a recurring pattern often interpreted as play rather than targeted aggression.

Orcas Sink Family’s Yacht Off Portugal as Air Force Rescues Five

Portugal Collisions Renew Focus on Orca ‘Dialects’ as Scientists Test Play Theory

Third Orca Boat Incident in a Week Off Lisbon Prompts Another Rescue

Orcas Sink Tourist Yacht Off Portugal as Rescuers Handle Two More Incidents

Orcas Sink Sailboat Off Lisbon, Disable Second Vessel

Orcas Sink Yacht Off Costa da Caparica as Lisbon-Area Incidents Surge

Orcas Damage Boats Off Ría de Vigo as Rías Baixas Record New Encounters

Orcas Ram Two Basque Sailboats and Are Sighted Off Matxitxako

Orcas Ram Yacht Off Basque Coast in Rare Northern Attack

Study Finds Wild Orcas Deliberately Gifting Food to Humans

Wild Orcas Filmed ‘Tongue-Nibbling’ for First Time, Study Finds

Wild Orcas Offer Food to Humans in 34 Documented Cases

Orcas Use Kelp Tools to Clean Peers in First Marine Mammal Tool Use

Norwegian Sailboat Heavily Damaged by Orcas off Portuguese Coast

Endangered Orca Tahlequah Mourns Second Calf’s Death in Heartbreaking Display

Orcas Revive 1980s Trend of Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats

Killer Whales Revive 1980s 'Salmon Hat' Trend in Puget Sound