Orcas are found worldwide, and while there is just one species there are multiple ecotypes, or groups that share similarities in their appearance and behaviors, including hunting strategies and ...
The rise of orca-boat interactions Between 2020 and 2024, an astounding 600 reports of orca-boat interactions were documented ...
Orcas are known to have an extremely varied diet, with different populations having a preference for unique species of prey, ...
Chilean orcas have been observed hunting dusky dolphins for the first time, providing insights into their diets and helping ...
Now, drone footage has shown the killer whales successfully hunting dusky dolphins and sharing the food within the pod. The discovery, detailed in a study published in the journal Frontiers in ...
Orcas have been spotted hunting down an unexpected dinner off the coast of Chile in a particularly brutal way. The matriarch of this orca pod was seen flinging a dusky dolphin into the air during ...
It’s not the most urgent news story that’s gripped the world since 2020, but it might be the weirdest: The last three years have seen more 400 “encounters”— many reports have used the word ...
Killer whales, known as the ocean’s top predators, are “highly social” and live in pods where they communicate with one ...
On a morning plagued by wildfire smoke, Rachel Haight of the Orca Network, a Langley-based nonprofit, received a report of ...
Killer whales in the Pacific Ocean have been consistently and knowingly threatened by human behaviors, such as hunting and ...
Recent killer whale attacks in Gibraltar are reopening studies into why these marine beasts are suddenly changing their ...
Two baby orcas were seen practicing their hunting skills on a bird in California, a whale watching group said. Morgan Quimby Screengrab from @Monterey_bay_whale_watch on Instrgram Onlookers got to ...