, March 10 -- Scientists have found possible evidence suggesting that some killer whales may hunt and eat their own species in waters near Russia.

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 ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

In the North Pacific, orca fins with signs of cannibalism are washing up on a Russian beach. The findings suggest that killer whales occasionally participate in cannibalism, which might explain why ...

Orcas don’t have any natural predators, so how did this happen? The tooth marks, it turned out, were distinctive – they were ...

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

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

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might ...

Editor’s note: We’ll bite. Folks, why should we bother saving orca whales? Kids, you, too. Send your letters with your name, address and phone number to [email protected]. Letters of 250 words or ...

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

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

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 ...