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More than 30 million years ago, the Peruvian sea was home to one of the largest predators to ever emerge in the ocean. Its colossal size has surprised the scientific community.Species endangered by this fearsome marine animal that remained hidden in the Peruvian sea. In 2021, one of the most important discoveries ever recorded in the country was announced. It was only at the beginning of 2022 that the first assessments of the skeletal remains of Peru's so-called 'sea monster', an ancient whale considered one of the largest predators that existed 36 million years ago, were reported. Its impressive size...

Satellite tracking data indicates that Keiko the killer whale, in his 45th day of freedom as of Tuesday, continued to move away from his former home in Iceland and eastward toward the coast of Norway. A statement issued by the Humane Society of the United States said the tracking system placed the former "Free Willy" movie star 200 miles northeast of the Faroe Islands in the north Atlantic Ocean, 190 miles from the closest part of Norway and 150 miles north of the Shetland Islands. The Tuesday position was 45 miles from his position Monday. The 25-year-old orca, captured off...