Orca Whale Spotted Killing Great White Shark in Under 2 Minutes in 'Unprecedented' Attack. Scientists say the implications of a killer whale hunting solo, rather than in a group, ...

Orcas, famous for their striking black and white markings, measure between 23 to 32 feet in length and can weigh up to six ...

The apex predators have offered up fish, birds, turtles and whales to humans around the world, according to the study.

The killer whales that roam the waters of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, off the coast of California, are brutal animals. When hunting grey whales, they target mother and calf pairs, chasing them ...

Researchers have identified a fascinating behavior in killer whales, aka orcas: they sometimes offer to share their prey with ...

Harassment and killing of porpoises (“phocoenacide”) by fish‐eating Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca). Marine Mammal Science , 2023; DOI: 10.1111/mms.13073 Cite This Page : ...

A killer whale in the Salish Sea is observed harassing a porpoise, a behavior that has long perplexed scientists. A study from Wild Orca and UC Davis' SeaDoc Society investigate what may be behind ...

Scientists have believed that killer whales, or orcas, could kill whale sharks for a long time, but had not been able to actually document exactly how they do it.

Huber and Varni, project volunteers, said the orcas, or killer whales, were not present. But they said tooth-rake marks (common after orca predation) were evident on carcass.

It’s not often you witness the ocean at its most primal, but that’s exactly what marine biologist and underwater photographer ...

Learn why some orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are sharing their prey with humans.

A RARE video captured the brutal moment a pack of 60 killer whales hunted down and devoured the world’s biggest animal in a feeding frenzy. Tourists off Australia’s Bremer Bay watched as the … ...