Orca Ears Inspire Ultimate Underwater Microphone
By Katie Scott, Wired UK The extraordinary auditory abilities of the orca have inspired researchers at Stanford University to create an undersea microphone that has a sensitivity range of 160 decibels...
View ArticlePhotographer Captures Stunning Killer Whale Attack on Dolphin
When capturing prey, killer whales use a number of chilling tactics. Some of these, like repeatedly ramming into a pod of sperm whales, are seldom seen. Others, like flipping a stunned creature out of...
View ArticleOdd-Looking Orcas May Be a Distinct Species
A strange-looking and mysterious killer whale living in the heaving seas ringing Antarctica might be a distinct species. Known as Type D orcas, the whales are so seldom seen that scientists relied on a...
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