Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
Gray whale carcass with bite marks washes ashore on L.A. Beach
The 39-foot gray whale carcass was discovered floating off Marina del Rey on Saturday with most of its head missing.
Orcas kill juvenile gray whale in rare predation event off L.A.
Two Los Angeles-area boaters on Saturday spotted a juvenile gray whale that had recently been killed by orcas and was missing ...
Killer whales murder great white sharks for their livers
According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...
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Some Baleen Whales Sing at Low Frequency to Avoid Killer Whale Attacks
Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.
The Mysterious Case Of Killer Whale Predation On White Sharks In Australia
Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...
Genomic evidence confirms white shark liver is on Australian killer whales' menu
Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near Portland in Victoria in ...
Orca researchers catch rare glimpse of newborn killer whale off Bremer Bay
A newborn killer whale calf spotted off the southern coast of WA could be one of the youngest ever seen in Australian waters.
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Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...