Off the rugged coast of Iceland, an extraordinary and ... Their Behavior A theory suggests that the killer whales might engage in playful behavior or use the pilot whale calves to practice hunting ...

Iceland’s orcas often herd herring ... with the pilot whales seemed to be largely driven by nurturing or play behavior, just as had been seen in the southern resident killer whales ...

She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts ... on the western coast of Iceland. Two fin whales lay near a ramp on June 19, 2009, both caught aboard a Hvalur boat off the ...

Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby ... "It does seem possible that some individuals that experienced [the behavior] the first time around may have started it again," Andrew Foote ...

Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby ... To find out why the orcas engage in this strange behavior, Giles and her colleagues pored over observational records from 1962 to 2020.

Iceland imposed a temporary ban on the hunting of fin whales in June. The country recently resumed hunting of fin whales, but with increased supervision and requirements on hunting methods.

Iceland’s orcas often herd herring ... with the pilot whales seemed to be largely driven by nurturing or play behavior, just as had been seen in the southern resident killer whales ...

It’s easy to be misunderstood with the word “killer” in your name. Still, this year seemed to be a wild one for killer whales. From “attacking” and sinking several boats off southwestern ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

With their iconic black and white markings, orcas (Orcinus ... Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland when they noticed a pilot whale calf closely following her — a behavior never recorded before.