Scientists confirm that orcas and dolphins have lost the ability to return to dry land due to irreversible evolutionary ...

According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...

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 ...

The underwater attack — which was organized ... the attack was already underway when they arrived as the killer whales were observed coordinating their attack on the sperm whale in waves ...

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 ...

Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near Portland in Victoria in ...

The federal measures put in place to protect the endangered orcas since the last ministerial assessment in 2018 have proven ...

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

The underwater attack—which was organized ... the attack was already underway when they arrived as the killer whales were observed coordinating their attack on the sperm whale in waves," the ...

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 ...