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The name "Gladis" is a reference to the old scientific name for orcas, Orcinus gladiator, which means "whale-fighter" in Latin. In a 2022 journal article analysing photographic evidence and testimonies from the incidents, 31 distinct orcas were identified, nine of which had direct contact with vessels and were given the designation Gladis.
Pod of killer whales scuppered vessel in Strait of Gibraltar despite best efforts of search and rescue teams and the Moroccan Navy Orcas sink another yacht near Gibraltar in relentless 45-minute ...
Pod of killer whales scuppered vessel in Strait of Gibraltar despite best efforts of search and rescue teams and the Moroccan Navy
Since 2020, a group of killer whales in the Strait of Gibraltar has sunk three vessels and disabled dozens more. The reason why is unclear. Experts share their theories.
L98 Luna (c. 19 September 1999 – 10 March 2006) also known as Tsux'iit, was an orca born in Puget Sound.After being separated from his mother, Splash (1985–2008) while still young, Luna spent five years in Nootka Sound, an ocean inlet of western Vancouver Island, where he had extensive human contact and became recognized internationally.
The Yukon Harbor orca capture operation was the first planned, deliberate trapping of a large group of orcas (killer whales). 15 southern resident orcas were trapped by Ted Griffin and his Seattle Public Aquarium party on 15 February 1967, in Yukon Harbor on the west side of Puget Sound. [1]
Two boaters were flung into the Atlantic Ocean when the whale struck the rear of the vessel. They were rescued by good Samaritans, according to the Coast Guard. Dramatic video shows whale ...
He was the first captive orca to perform with a human in the water. [1] He was the subject of much media attention, including a starring role in the 1966 film Namu, the Killer Whale . Namu's captivity introduced thousands of people to orcas, and soon aquariums all over the world sought to establish captive orcas in their parks.