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Orca (ballena asesina) 101 | Orca (Killer Whale) Fact Sheet (Spanish)

Orca o ballena asesina (Orcinus orca): el miembro de mayor tamaño de la familia Delphinidae (delfines) Reino: | AnimaliaFilo: | ChordataClase: | MammaliaOrden: | ArtiodactylaFamilia: | DelphinidaeGénero: | OrcinusEspecie: | O. orca A pesar de lo que sugiere el nombre “ballena asesina”, la orca pertenece ...

The Serengeti Rules

Otters & Orcas: An Alaskan Mystery

In this bonus scene from The Serengeti Rules, scientist Jim Estes discovers the collapse of the kelp forest ecosystem he had once seen thriving in the 1970s. He determines how it’s caused by a ripple effect from the Pacific Northwest whaling business in the 1990s, ...

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Wild Way of the Vikings

The Sneaky Way Orcas Hunt Seals

Seal-hunting orca know exactly how to exploit time and tide. Like Viking raiders, they are ruthless, well organized and fiercely intelligent.

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The Dirt: This Week in Nature (September 15-21)

Species of monkey previously unknown to scientists discovered in the Congo, 390 million-year-old mollusk reconstructed in 3-D, and spongy tissue found in human hearts also found in those of reptiles.

Ocean Giants: Voices of the Sea

On the Hunt for Herring

On the hunt for herring, killer whales use a herding call to cause discomfort and confusion for a school of herring, making the fish easy targets for a meal.

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