, March 10 -- Scientists have found possible evidence suggesting that some killer whales may hunt and eat their own species in waters near Russia. The discovery comes after two severed fins of killer ...

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

A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by ...

It's long been thought that the Southern Resident orcas that live in our region have no predators, but Bigg's orcas might be ...

Marine experts are baffled by a series of “bloodthirsty” seal attacks on common dolphins along the British coast. Specialists believe that this shocking behaviour could be limited to a single killer ...

Orcas are among the ocean’s top predators, yet there is only one well-documented attack on a human in the wild: in 1972, a surfer was bitten – probably because he was mistaken for a seal – but ...

While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger the immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), extended absences from their aggregation sites are also part of the sharks' natural ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Killer whales can scare white sharks away in the moment, but a 12-year study from South ...

Captured off the coast of San Diego, the astonishing video pictured above captures the moment that a dolphin is punched on the chin by a killer whale. The dolphin rises above the surface, but the orca ...

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Some animals have better publicists than others. Sure, sharks have killed a few people here and there, but thanks to movies like “Jaws” and “The Shallows” everyone thinks they’re all man-eating murder ...