A pod of killer whales made an unexpected visit off the coast of Orange County Thursday. The pod of CA56 killer whales (orcas) was spotted by a Davey’s Locker whale-watching boat about 12:30 p.m ...

DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near ...

Wikie and Keijo are France’s last two captive, performing killer whales. Marino said the non-profit group’s proposal, submitted last April, was rejected because French experts were concerned ...

Killer whales have large, complex brains. They teach hunting techniques to their young, adapt to new prey, and communicate using unique dialects within their pods. Recent incidents show orcas ...

Over time, that name morphed into "killer whales." Scientists don't know whether orcas kill for fun. The marine mammals do some things, like killing and tossing dead porpoises in the air ...

Six environmental groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in issuing an emergency-order recommendation to protect B.C.’s endangered killer whale population. The legal action ...

Behind me, I hear a rush of breath—the sound of a killer whale expelling air from their blowhole. I can’t turn around to look. I’m holding onto a metal crane, on the other end of which is a ...

For the first time, DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ...

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The Northern Resident Killer Whales A5 pod has been visiting the Howe Sound area, as it has done around this time in recent years, according to the Centre for Whale Research. Last week, researchers ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 21: Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, curator of "The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans" exhibition, attends the opening reception at the ...