Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly ...

Scientists found evidence that killer whales may hunt and eat other killer whales, revealing new insights into how ...

Two severed fins bearing the tooth marks of other killer whales have raised a troubling question: are some orcas hunting ...

For killer whales on the hunt for herring, two is better than one. A study published last week in the journal Current Biology found that the animals hunt in pairs and divide tasks with precision, ...

Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, inexperienced target guarded by a single adult. However, orcas cannot reach ...

Killer whales and dolphins have been captured hunting together on camera, in what could be a scientific first. Researchers believe this is the first documented case of cooperative foraging between ...

In 2022, a Russian whale researcher made a remarkable discovery on Bering Island off Russia's Pacific coast: a severed killer ...

Japan killed 122 pregnant minke whales during a highly controversial annual whaling expedition that Tokyo defends as scientific research but conservationists call "gruesome and unnecessary". The ...

In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sought public comment on the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to hunt gray whales off the ...