In the serene surface of the Gulf of California, a harrowing spectacle is developing. Near the surface ridden with confusion and gushing blood, a juvenile great white shark struggles. A pod of killer ...

Despite being known as one of the most formidable apex predators on the planet, great white sharks appear to be getting overmatched by killer whales off the coast of Mexico. Scientists are now ...

Killer whales are not known for attacking people. The attacks and subsequent deaths that orcas have caused have taken place when killer whales have been taken into captivity and kept in small tanks, ...

The great white shark’s fearsome reputation has been shaped in part by films like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea, which portray it as an unstoppable force of nature. Orcas, however, have earned their “killer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is regarded ...