Orcas may join parrots and the other animals who can imitate human speech. A study examined a captive orca who is able to ...

Locals were fishing in a river near their homes when they saw the strange decomposed body stuck by the roots of mangroves in ...

“According to the anglers, the attack was already underway when they arrived as the killer whales were observed coordinating ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and ...

It was worth noting the contribution of whale investors to the rally ... The coin, often dubbed an "Ethereum Killer," languished for the majority of 2024 before a broader rally sparked by Donald ...

The two orcas -- also known as killer whales -- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...

“The death of any calf in the [Southern Resident killer whale] population is a tremendous ... with her nose or holding its flipper in her mouth. As the days passed and J35 grew increasingly ...

The calf was born Dec. 24. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale's health.

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A humpback whale was spotted leaping from the water off the Sussex coast. Kitty Dale spotted the whale from Hastings seafront yesterday, January 3. She said: "I’d just had lunch at the White ...

A reader sent fascinating video footage to this newspaper of what looked like a whale in the sea at Hastings. The video, taken by Ricky Martin, showed what appeared to be a large animal breaking the ...

Shipman was Britain's most prolific serial killer. WARNING: This story contains details that some readers might find distressing. Targeting mostly older women, the GP's modus operandi was almost ...