Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

Killer whales have been spotted hunting down dolphins - and sharing the catch with pals - for the first time. The dramatic new images of orcas in the Humboldt Current system, off Chile, show them ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants.

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

Some eat fish exclusively, while others prefer larger animals like seals and even whales. In the Southern Hemisphere, there are five different ecotypes of orca, with those named Type A and Type B1 ...

Killer whales have a varied diet, but not all orcas eat the same things. Dr García Cegarra explained orca populations can be assigned to different ecotypes based on their preferred foods ...

It was an orca-versus-dolphin matchup, and the dolphin didn’t stand a chance. In coastal waters near Chile in 2023, a massive female killer whale walloped the much smaller dolphin, sending it ...

Killer whales have been spotted hunting down dolphins - and sharing the catch with pals - for the first time. The dramatic new images of orcas in the Humboldt Current system, off Chile, show them ...

Large groups of orcas have been seen hunting and eating blue whales. Recently, marine biologists recorded a pod of 14 orcas taking down a blue whale off the coast of Australia.

Orcas are apex predators with a varied diet. Allentown, PA (18103) Today ...