The common denominator in dozens of incidents appears to be a mature female named White Gladis.
A group of orcas (killer whales) work together to hunt herring. Orcas have complex communication and social skills, leading some experts to think they might planning ship strikes off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
Photograph by PAUL NICKLEN, Nat Geo Image Collection
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