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Taiga Launches Production of 2025 Orca watercraft • May 15, 2025, 7:31 AM ET (Globe and Mail)
Deep-sea photos capture killer whales attacking a rare prickly shark for the first time ever • May 6, 2025, 5:02 AM ET (Earth.com)
Marineland Antibes: Stranded killer whales 'must leave now' as rehoming options shrink • Apr. 26, 2025, 3:22 PM ET (BBC)
Hanwha Ocean updates its offer for Polish submarine Orka programme • Apr. 21, 2025, 6:37 AM ET (Janes)

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Also Known As Orcinus orca • orca

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