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Researchers focused on the Salish Sea have made an intriguing discovery about Orcas. These whales, which have continually ...
Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans. Here's what they think is going on.
Fifty years after "Jaws" was released in the theaters, the power of sharks in our imagination remains undimmed.
Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known ...
In 2020 and 2021 the “season” for orca attacks was between June and October, but last year the Cruising Association recorded killer whale activity continuing through winter at a reduced level.
'My legs were shaking with excitement,' the photographer said. 'It was the first time in my life I'd seen a white orca. I was desperate to get a shot, they swim fast and only surface for a moment.' ...
On a cold January day I was surrounded by hundreds of black-and-white killer whales—Orcinus orca, not a whale but rather the largest dolphin—streaking like wolves through the waters of Norway ...
In addition, since 2017, at least nine great white sharks have washed ashore at Gansbaai, several of them missing livers (and some without their hearts) – the hallmark of an orca attack. And white ...
One male orca, known to researchers in the Pacific Northwest as J1, was believed to be 59 years old when he died in 2010. Now that we understand the orca lifespan better, let’s look at how they ...
Get ready for an unforgettable 13 minutes of Orca encounters that will completely change how you see these magnificent ...
Kamea, a killer whale born into captivity in SeaWorld San Antonio, has died after contracting an undisclosed illness, the ...
Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a ...