The attack of the Gladis’s: Scientists identify three main culprits – dubbed Black Gladis, Grey Gladis and White Gladis – behind spate of killer whales ramming yachts off of Spain and Portugal In last two months, orcas have attacked vessels of Spain and Portugal 22 times Rudders have been torn off and whales have rammed … Read more
Marine experts herded a pod of five Northern bottlenose whales out of a Scottish loch ahead of Europe’s largest military exercise this weekend – before they swam back in again. The mammals have been in the firth of the Clyde for some weeks – attracting much attention when they entered a Greenock harbour last month. … Read more
Incredible drone footage shows the moment a pair of Bryde’s whales caught waves with surfers near Byron Bay Sydney man Daniel Cook filmed two Bryde’s whales catching waves with surfers The drone footage showed surfers moving out of the way for the giant mammals Whales and dolphins used the waves to propel themselves into a … Read more
Blue whales – the largest animal on Earth – sing at different times of the day depending on the season, a new study says. US experts recorded both individual whales and their greater populations in the Northeast Pacific, using tagging and underwater microphones called ‘hydrophones’. During feeding season in the summer when feasting on krill, blue whales … Read more
Operation whale! Military and marine experts start audacious attempt to move pod of northern bottlenose whales out of a Scottish loch before Europe’s largest military exercise begins Whales have been in firth of Clyde for weeks and have attracted local attention Major Nato war games – Exercise Joint Warrior – is due to start there … Read more
When killer whales attack: British couple film terrifying moment a pod of Orcas attack their 45ft yacht and take a bite out of the rudder off the Spanish coast Graeme Walker, his wife Moira and friend Stephen Robinson were sailing when they were attacked A group of three killer whales targeted their 45ft yacht near … Read more
After days wading through chilly waters, surrounded by the pained cries of hundreds of stranded whales on Australia’s south coast, rescuers faced the grim task Friday of disposing of the carcasses. In ‘one hell of an effort’, a crew of around 100 conservationists and skilled volunteers saved 94 of the 470 animals stranded on Tasmania’s … Read more
Heartbreaking images have shown the aftermath of Australia’s worst-ever mass stranding of pilot whales. An estimated 380 of 470 whales are confirmed to have died after the pod got into trouble in a shallow regional outlet at Macquarie Harbour off Tasmania’s coast on Monday. ‘We’re retrieved 70 whales or thereabouts off the sandbar and released … Read more
Nearly 380 pilot whales have now been confirmed dead off the coast of Tasmania as rescuers battle to save the remaining few that are still alive in one of the world’s largest mass strandings. Authorities have confirmed that a total of more than 470 of the marine creatures were discovered on Wednesday morning about five kilometres south … Read more
About 200 more pilot whales have been stranded on a shallow sandbar off Tasmania’s west coast, bringing the total to more than 470. The majority of the pilot whales, which were discovered on Wednesday morning about five kilometres south of the original stranding site at Macquarie Harbour, have died. Only 25 whales have been saved … Read more