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Rescuers including vets rush to save 12 survivors from 77-strong group lying on Sanday shore

People have been left gobsmacked after realising how high killer whales can jump, despite the fact that males of the species can weigh up to a whopping 10,000kg

A cruise for the LGBTQIA+ community is due to set sail to Antarctica in February 2025, including penguin encounters, whale watching and freezing plunges in the iciest continent on Earth

The Mirror's environmental editor spent some time aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise during a five-day mission across the Sargasso Sea - and found out life onboard is not so easy

Alex Zerbini, chair of the scientific committee at the International Whaling Commission, has shared the potential reasons why killer whales keep ramming boats off Gibraltar

A groundbreaking new report from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) seeks to explain the reason behind the killer whale attacks off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula — and what mariners should do to deter them

A man has been fined for his "shocking and stupid attitude" after he was filmed trying to 'body slam' a killer whale - forcing a calf to move away from where it was swimming

Orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar, led by an orca named Gladis Blanca, are attacking boat rudders, but researchers attribute it to defensive actions rather than hostility

Crew members near Gibraltar made a panicked call to rescue services after their ship was 'damaged by orcas', which let a leak into the 50ft vessel as it sunk in the ocean

Dr Verena Meraldi is chief scientist at HX, a Norwegian cruise liner which sails from the bottom of Argentina, across the huge waves of Drake Passage to Antarctica

Veteran broadcaster James Whale was made an MBE at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, but said he was not sure how long he had left as he continues to live alongside a stage four kidney cancer diagnosis

The horrifying organic mass emerged from the sea on Telok Melano beach in Malaysia last Friday to the disgust of beachgoers and the bemusement of the coast guard

Hugo the Killer Whale was captured in Vaughn Bay, near Washington, in 1968 and was shipped to Miami Seaquarium in Florida where he spent years in a tiny pool before being wheeled out to spectators

The crashing of waves on the shore tops the list - as Brits almost unanimously agree they feel relaxed among the sounds of nature

More often than not, sperm whales are thought to be an apex predator, and are at the top of the food chain, which means they don't need to worry about being eaten

A trio of sperm whales washed up on the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts has attracted local attention - but people risking being covered in entrails if they stray too close

Orca Lolita was seen in a devastating video swimming in the same tedious pattern all day long in a tank far too small for such a big creature

A 25,000-pound and 42-foot fin whale was found in distress in Potter Pond in South Kingston, Rhode Island, but since the animal could not leave, a decision was made to euthanise it

The staggering moment - captured on camera off the coast of Mossel Bay in South Africa - is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The trainer was attacked and killed by Tilikum the orca, who she had worked with at SeaWorld for years and her injuries from the prolonged attack were horrific

The heart-racing clip captured rare proof of one the world's largest sea predators closing in on a group of great white sharks, as one witness declares 'that shark is scared'

Today’s session of the COP 28 summit in Dubai will hear of the critical role the ocean animals play in capturing and storing carbon in the fight against climate change

A humpback whale surfaced just metres away from a fishing boat, sending fish flying and knocking the hull, in an encounter captured by Kenny Namowitz during a fishing trip off the coast of New Jersey

Families aboard a boat were left horrified after spotting a great white shark sinking its teeth into a helpless mammal, leaving the water blood-red. They screamed in terror

In the past few years, Great White sharks have been found washed up off the coast of South Africa with their livers ripped out and experts believe they know what's causing the attacks