Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...

Most people are familiar with the world’s most deadly predators — sharks, lions, snakes — the usual suspects. But what a ...

Charlotte Rampling and Richard Harris are the heavy-hitting Oscar nominees facing off with a big plastic whale.

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers.

Killer whales off Mexico have developed coordinated hunting skills to take down whale sharks, adding to their reputation as the ocean's top predator.

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication. New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how these ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed. The orca ...

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed doing the same thing in the 1980s.

A killer whale has become a first-time mom after a peachy-orange calf was spotted swimming with her off Washington, a whale watching group said. The baby orca was discovered March 20 in the Salish ...

One killer whale was caught this season by trawlers targeting flatfish in the Bering Sea, down from nine last year. The trawlers had deployed underwater web fences to try to keep killer whales ...