Killer whales

'Humans are all they know' - Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts
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Science & Environment
Posted
5 January
Bereaved whale spotted pushing another dead calf
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US & Canada
Posted
3 January
Expedition Killer Whale. Video, 58 minutes
A team heads to Antarctica to study killer whales that create waves to wash seals off ice.
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BBC Two
Available for 10 months
Watch a very close encounter with orcas in Lerwick. Video, 00:00:31
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NE, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
1 December 2024
Open Country. Wildlife Watching on Mull. Audio, 24 minutes
This week, Open Country visits Mull to learn about responsible wildlife watching.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Darren Croft on killer whale matriarchs and the menopause. Audio, 28 minutes
Killer whale matriarchs, their dependent sons and the evolution of the menopause
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford. The Revenge of the Whales. Audio, 39 minutes
How much is what we think we understand about the natural world shaped by human guilt?
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar
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World
Posted
14 May 2024
Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon
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US & Canada
Posted
27 April 2024
Mystery over spate of dead porpoises along coast
Posted
11 March 2024
Killer whale v shark: Solo orca eats great white. Video, 00:00:37
Attribution
Science & Environment
Posted
2 March 2024
Killer whale v shark: Solo orca eats great white
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Science & Environment
Posted
2 March 2024
Video shows orca learning to hunt birds off Orkney. Video, 00:00:26
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Scotland
Posted
15 February 2024
Trapped orcas escape from drift ice near Japan
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Asia
Posted
7 February 2024
Orcas trapped in drift ice off the coast of Japan. Video, 00:00:33
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Asia
Posted
6 February 2024
The Inquiry. Are orcas OK? Audio, 23 minutes
Coordinated attacks from orcas have left fishing vessels destroyed
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt. Video, 00:01:32
Attribution
US & Canada
Posted
22 December 2023
Real Survival Stories. Pacific Castaways: Family Shipwrecked (Part 2 of 2) Audio, 50 minutes
Killer whales sunk their yacht. Failing to flag down a passing ship, they begin Plan B.
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
Real Survival Stories. Pacific Castaways: Family Shipwrecked (Part 1 of 2) Audio, 50 minutes
Dreams of circumnavigating the planet turn nightmarish when the Robertson's yacht sinks
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
Lives Less Ordinary. 38 days: a family adrift in the Pacific. Audio, 47 minutes
The Robertsons' boat was attacked by killer whales and started to sink fast
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Naturebang. Killer Whales and the Mystery of the Menopause. Audio, 15 minutes
Why do we - and a few species of whale - have a menopause?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Orcas 'learning from adults' to target boats
Attribution
Science & Environment
Posted
2 August 2023
Atlantic orcas filmed 'learning from adults' to ram boats. Video, 00:01:25
Attribution
Science & Environment
Posted
2 August 2023
Orca mothers keep 5-tonne sons out of trouble
Attribution
Science & Environment
Posted
20 July 2023