Footage captured in May 2022 shows an aerial view of killer whales hunting and killing great white sharks at Mossel Bay, ...

The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just like humans.

Orcas, also called killer whales, are apex predators of the ocean. Their intelligence, hunting skills, and sheer power make ...

A killer whale mom ... into the pod of critically endangered whales. Its mother and gender have not been confirmed. The pod, who roam the vast Pacific Ocean between Washington state and British ...

There were just 73 orcas left in the population as of the latest census, in July 2024.  The conservation groups are now ...

Killer whales are believed to have killed a white shark at Neptune Islands in South Australia in 2015, but it was never ...

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to ...

An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an ...

There are five types of killer whale in Antarctica, but only three found in these waters, near the peninsula south of South ...

This Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, the Whale Museum is hosting a virtual workshop on sharks and killer whales. “Love Bites: ...

That legal precedent also applies to the killer whales, which are similarly protected ... will spill oil or some other contaminant into the ocean. “The urgency of their situation is only ...