This is amazing. Yet, not overly surprising considering their intelligence level. An orca mom with her calf who was entangled in a craypot line approached a recreational fishing boat Wednesday, about 30km north of Napier, New Zealand. The mom appeared to know the fishermen would help and gently nudged her calf while the crew cut away the lines and freed the calf. Via Quad_Finn | The Orca Project

The life of a captive orca differs drastically, from that of a wild one. This video demonstrates just one blatant example how. Can you believe the orca seen here, making slow repetitions around the concrete parameter of his featureless tank at SeaWorld San Diego, was once wild? His name is Ulises, born around Reydarfjördur Iceland in 1977 and taken from it in 1980 at the age of 3. He is the oldest male in captivity with an estimated age of 45. He is also one of the largest, and exhibits the tell