SciShow
Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
There's a really interesting idea in anthropology called the grandmother hypothesis, that basically says the reason we have grandmas has to do with what makes us unique as a species. But there's a huge problem with the idea that it's...
TED Talks
TED: What are animals thinking and feeling? | Carl Safina
What's going on inside the brains of animals? Can we know what, or if, they're thinking and feeling? Carl Safina thinks we can. using discoveries and anecdotes that span ecology, biology and behavioral science, he weaves together stories...
SciShow
Why Killer Whales Migrate (It's Not Why You Think)
Killer whales migrate thousands of kilometers across oceans, because it's good for their skin?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Inside the killer whale matriarchy - Darren Croft
Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth. Each family is able to survive thanks mainly to one member, its most knowledgeable hunter: the grandmother. These matriarchs can live 80 years or more and their...
SciShow
Why Do Humans Have Menopause?
The human body is full of mysteries, but we can start to solve those mysteries with help from science and the bodies of grandma whales.
Bizarre Beasts
Orcas Aren't Just Messing With Yachts
New ReviewOff the coast of South Africa, a small group of orcas with an apparent taste for shark liver have been taking out great white sharks since at least 2017. And, honestly, that’s not even the strangest thing killer whales have been up to...
Brave Wilderness
Surrounded by KILLER WHALES!
On this episode of Beyond the Tide, Coyote and Mark go kayaking with Killer Whales! Yes that’s right…right on the water next to one of the largest predators in the world! The Orca, perhaps the most revered mammal of the sea, is not only...
Curated Video
Young orcas ram boats off Portugal's coast, sinking one
New ReviewTwo boats were rammed by a pod of young orcas recently off the coast of Portugal. One of the boats sank. Experts say it was play behaviour, but the whales caused quite the fright.
Curated Video
B.C. group wants to kill seals and sea lions to save the whales
A B.C. group says the quickest way to reverse declining salmon numbers is to kill tens of thousands of seals and sea lions, reducing their numbers by 50 per cent.
Curated Video
Rejection of pipeline expansion fuels B.C. celebrations
The Federal Court of Appeal's rejection of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is fuelling celebrations for environmentalists and some of B.C.'s Indigenous peoples.
Curated Video
Race to save sick orca brings scientists together
Officials are desperately trying to figure out how to help the four-year-old killer whale because she’s a young female who needs to reach maturity in order to be able to have a calf of her own.
Curated Video
SeaWorld San Diego's final killer whale show
Tim Zimmermann, co-writer and associate producer of the documentary Blackfish, discusses the public's changing perception of keeping whales in captivity
Curated Video
Blackfish doc writer on SeaWorld's orca-breeding program
Tim Zimmerman, associate producer and co-writer of the documentary Blackfish, discusses SeaWorld's decision to stop breeding orcas in captivity
Curated Video
SeaWorld to end breeding of orcas
Company says the 29 killer whales it has in captivity will be the last
Curated Video
'Prolific' orca matriarch presumed dead
Well-known matriarch orca T46 or 'Wake' is presumed dead after not being spotted with her family on the B.C. coast for nearly a year. She is being celebrated as 'one of the most prolific females on record,' helping grow the population of...
Curated Video
#TheMoment a rare baby orca sighting brought people to tears
Spectators in B.C. got a surprise visit this weekend when a pod of orcas swam unusually close to a local fishing pier — and with them — a little calf. Liz Lagos says that the experience brought her to tears.
Curated Video
Aggressive killer whales damage boat off coast of southern Spain
A sailboat off the coast of southern Spain was recently attacked by a group of orcas that repeatedly rammed the vessel, breaking its rudder and rupturing the hull. The crew called for help from Spanish authorities, who sent a...
Curated Video
Whale sightings increase near Vancouver’s shores
Whales have been increasingly spotted close to Vancouver's shore in recent weeks and experts say it could be a sign of a more balanced ecosystem due to more seals and sea lions appearing in the region.
Curated Video
Animal Pride documentary is the natural world's coming-out story
A new documentary challenges mainstream biology's blindspot for queer behaviour in the natural world. Animal Pride celebrates diversity and takes an irreverent view of the animal kingdom. From orcas on B.C.'s west coast to albatrosses on...
Curated Video
#TheMoment whale watchers spotted a baby orca descended from a Salish Sea legend
Pacific Whale Watching Association executive director Erin Gless recounts the moment a baby orca, descended from the legendary matriarch Wake, was spotted in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Curated Video
Nova Scotia whale sanctuary hoping to secure its first residents
Construction on the long-awaited project hasn't even started, but it could become home to a pair of orcas currently living in captivity in France. Brett Ruskin has more.
Curated Video
#TheMoment orcas surprised passengers on a Vancouver ferry
False Creek Ferries captain Jack Hemsworth recounts the moment a pod of orcas swam by his boat and surprised passengers.
Bloomberg
The Top Ten Stocks for Nov. 12
Nov. 12 -- Bloomberg's Trish Regan and Matt Miller report on todays top ten stocks on Street Smart. (Source: Bloomberg)
Curated Video
A NY whale expert calls the whale''s actions in the SeaWorld Orlando attack was intentional
HEADLINE: Whale expert: SeaWorld attack was ''premeditated''
CAPTION: A marine conservationist with the American Museum of Natural History in New York says killer whales are intelligent creatures that don''t do things accidentally. ...