Lessons in longevity from naked mole rats and bowhead whales
Researchers at Nanjing Normal University, China, have investigated the genetic underpinnings of mammalian longevity in search of new strategies to extend human lifespan.
News tagged with killer whales
Related topics:
marine mammal
Washington State man who captured Tokitae says he has 'no regrets' after orca's death
He remembers vividly the day he caught Tokitae, one of some 100 orca whales captured behind a net in Whidbey Island's Penn Cove.
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2023
0
22
Mama's boys: Elder orca moms protect sons from fights
A male orca's best friend is his old mother.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2023
0
42
Post-menopause orca mothers appear to protect their male offspring from being injured by other orcas
Female killer whales live up to 90 years in the wild, and most live an average of 22 years after menopause. Scientists have long wondered why humans and some whale species spend a significant portion of their life not reproducing.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2023
0
176
2018–2022 Southern Resident killer whale presence in the Salish Sea: continued shifts in habitat usage
Monika Wieland Shields, Director of the Orca Behavior Institute, has observed orcas in the Salish Sea, a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington, ...
Ecology
Jul 13, 2023
0
70
Why are killer whales going 'Moby-Dick' on yachts lately? Experts doubt it's revenge
The attacks started suddenly and inexplicably in the spring of 2020—pods of endangered killer whales began ramming yachts and fishing boats in European waters, pushing some off course and imperiling others.
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2023
0
38
Scientists puzzled by killer whale boat attacks off Spain
Groups of killer whales have rammed hundreds of small boats off the coast of Spain in recent years in "terrifying" behavior that has baffled scientists.
Ecology
Jun 12, 2023
1
21
A Russian 'spy' whale? Killer whales biting boats? Here's how to understand these close encounters
Off the coast of Spain and Portugal, killer whales have been biting boats. And the famous beluga whale nicknamed "Hvaldimir" has popped up again—this time in Sweden. When first spotted in Norway in 2019, wearing a suspicious ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2023
0
2
In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco
An uncommonly large grouping of orcas for Northern California—roughly two dozen killer whales—were spotted by a whale watching tour off the coast of San Francisco last month, likely gathered together to celebrate a successful ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2023
0
18
Killer whales damage boats in Spanish, Portuguese waters in puzzling new behavior
A pod of killer whales repeatedly rammed a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar this week, damaging it enough to require Spanish rescuers to come to the aid of its four crew members.
Ecology
May 26, 2023
0
20
