Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are one of the ocean’s most powerful predators. Despite their nickname, attacks on humans are extremely rare. While orcas are capable of harming people, most ...

The “snake” in the documentary film “The Snake and the Whale” is the Snake River. The “whale” of the title refers to the ...

A brush with kelp may help some killer whales clean up nicely. The killer whales’ grooming habit was among the first things Michael Weiss and colleagues saw using a new drone with “really intense” ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they’ve modified, and researchers think it’s the first time researchers have documented marine mammals making tools.

A whale-watching group was treated to a rare spectacle on an excursion in Norway. "A new life - birth of an orca baby," Krisztina Balotay, a wildlife photographer with Orca Channel, wrote on social ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to ...

Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 23, a team ...

Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers in Antarctica studying the most sophisticated hunting strategy in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. In a remote ...

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