BELOVED orca Lolita, who was known for her mind-blowing tricks and decades spent in captivity, died just weeks after she was ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, ...

Orcas, often referred to as "killer whales," have earned their intimidating nickname for a reason. These magnificent ...

A new study documents wild orcas offering food to humans across the globe, leaving scientists puzzled about the motive behind ...

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 ...

Scientists documented 34 remarkable cases of wild killer whales trying to give food to humans across four oceans over 20 ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...

The behavior could be the first-ever documented accounts of wild predators offering their food to people. In a nutshell Wild ...

The Canadian government is redoubling its efforts to protect a critically endangered population of Southern Resident killer ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...