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orca

[awr-kuh] / ˈɔr kə /




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Researchers documented two separate hunting events in which three white sharks were killed while they were conducting regular orca monitoring.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

Brimming with dark humor, the novel follows a failed Pitbull impersonator’s encounter with a captive orca at the Miami Seaquarium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

"I spent a second realising I was inside the mouth of something, that maybe it had eaten me, that it could have been an orca or a sea monster," the 23-year-old told BBC Mundo.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

I’ve written about sailors trading tips online over orca attacks and how savvy TikTok marketing revived a restaurant’s business.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

As long as you weren’t an orca, they would be your friend instantly.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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