Alexis Martinez, 29, died from horrific injuries after killer whale Keto attacked him during a training session at Loro ...

The killer whales of the Salish Sea, off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, are perhaps the most well-studied marine mammals in the world. For over 50 years, researchers have taken ...

Orcas acted as primary scouts by actively seeking out baleen whales and alerting the whalers by breaching and slapping their tails at the mouth of the river. This 90-year alliance proves that Orcas ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies. When you purchase through links on our ...

Hunting killer whales always eat the animals they kill, typically leaving behind only a few low-energy parts, such as fins. "Also, if it was just aggression, they wouldn't bother to tear off the fin," ...

“The Russian whale researcher Sergey Fomin with one of the two torn-off killer whale fins that have been found on Bering Island. This one was found in 2022 and likely comes from a young male. It is 47 ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — Biologists with the Center for Whale Research have documented a new Southern Resident killer whale calf traveling with L pod in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. RELATED | ...

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 ...

A Southern California whale-watching captain on Monday captured rare footage of a wild orca leaping clear out of the water. “Here’s what it looks like when an orca SENDS IT!” Delaney Trowbridge ...