What makes them truly terrifying? Their intelligence, social structure, and hunting skills. While many associate the term "killer whale" with something purely dangerous, the reality is far more ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are incredibly intelligent apex predators. As such, researchers have been observing the ...

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...

Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says. An international group of orca experts met to determine why orcas are ramming boats.

But young whale sharks aren't any larger than full-grown orcas, making them prime targets for the killer whales. Grandma Orca Whale Body Slams Great White Shark in Intense Ocean Battle — Watch!

Researchers in Mexico have reported four separate events between 2018 and 2024 where orcas demonstrated a collaborative approach to targeting whale sharks—the world's largest fish, which can ...

Only 92 whale species can be found swimming in the deep, blue seas. One of the most recognizable is the orca, commonly known as the killer whale. These apex predators are the only living species ...

Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows. Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...

In 1992, a colleague had returned from a fishing trip in Baja with a story about seeing two killer whales attacking a whale shark. But Ms. Schulman-Janiger was never able to confirm the event.

It’s easy to be misunderstood with the word “killer” in your name. Still, this year seemed to be a wild one for killer whales. From “attacking” and sinking several boats off southwestern ...