A discovery of unique killer whale behavior may be the first documented time a marine species has been seen using and ...

NOAA Fisheries is monitoring the situation. Scientists raise red flags after observing concerning new whale behavior: 'We're ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

Killer whales are one of the main predators of baleen whale calves and are apex predators that hunt in packs. Although they can sometimes be found in tropical waters, they usually prefer colder water.

The orcas clearly liked this activity because different whales were recorded preparing the stems eight times and rolling the ...

Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north 10 August 2024 at 6:36. Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer whale and her calf hunting for food frolic in a snowy Norwegian fjord.

Killer whales are found in all the world's oceans, and killer whales' prey ranges from small fish to the largest whales on Earth. The fight species of baleen whales usually migrate and calve ...

Transient killer whales — including a calf — were spotted swimming out of the Yaquina River. Photographer Jaklyn Larsen has already documented three sightings this year, including the well ...

The transient Biggs Killer Whales that migrate through the Puget Sound and Salish Sea do not exhibit the same behavior, despite cutting kelp free and moving through bull kelp forests.

The fight species of baleen whales usually migrate and calve closer to the coast in shallow water, a haven of sorts that provides easier defense against killer whale attacks—especially for group ...