A pod of killer whales made an unexpected visit off the coast of Orange County Thursday. The pod of CA56 killer whales (orcas ...

DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near ...

Killer whales have large, complex brains. They teach hunting techniques to their young, adapt to new prey, and communicate using unique dialects within their pods. Recent incidents show orcas ...

Over time, that name morphed into "killer whales." Scientists don't know whether orcas kill for fun. The marine mammals do some things, like killing and tossing dead porpoises in the air ...

Six environmental groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in issuing an emergency-order recommendation to protect B.C.’s endangered killer whale population. The legal action ...

The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary for two orcas from a marine park in France has been rejected by the French ...

Behind me, I hear a rush of breath—the sound of a killer whale expelling air from their blowhole. I can’t turn around to look. I’m holding onto a metal crane, on the other end of which is a ...

Rescuers have freed a humpback whale that was caught up in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. The mammal was spotted by a member of the public being in difficulty at the Invertote salmon ...

The documentary tells the story of the last southern resident killer whale held in captivity, and the efforts of two Lummi women to bring the orca home to a net pen sanctuary.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has delayed the rollout date for its updated electronic license system (ELS). In an email sent Friday morning, Jan. 31, Kelly Straka, director of the ...

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