Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, ...

According to West Seattle Blog, the texter reported “three orcas in Elliott Bay, ‘way in next to container wharves’.” The ...

A long-term study shows southern Alaska killer whales switch between salmon species and also eat groundfish as seasons and ...

A long-term study using DNA from whale scat has revealed surprising complexity in the diets of southern Alaska’s fish-eating killer whales.

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently ...

Orcas in Alaska's Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords have a diverse, seasonally changing diet of salmon and groundfish, consumed across regional foraging hotspots. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock ...

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 ...

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

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of ...

Learn about the fatal encounters between two groups of killer whales, bringing the idea of whale cannibalism into question.

The discovery came as a surprise, because the two species usually prefer to avoid each other and keep a safe distance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pod of Orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as Killer Whales, feeding, in the Atlantic Ocean. There is a small baby orca amongst ...