Since Jaws’s transgenerational success, ocean predators have become a staple of Hollywood’s aquatic horror, with most films fetishizing sharks and orcas as man-killers despite crocodiles, elephants, ...

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 ...

A study in 2018 revealed that some orcas are able to imitate human speech, mirroring words such as 'Amy', 'Hello' and 'Bye ...

With the Salish Sea visible to the west, more than 200 people packed the Edmonds Waterfront Center auditorium March 12 to learn about how a well-trained dog nose and killer […] ...

Scientists found evidence that killer whales may hunt and eat other killer whales, revealing new insights into how ...

In 2022, a Russian whale researcher made a remarkable discovery on Bering Island off Russia's Pacific coast: a severed killer whale fin marked with the teeth of another killer whale. In 2024, it ...

Wikie and Keijo, stuck in unhealthy situations in France, deserve a safe place of refuge now, not promises of a better life that may not materialize.

Two severed fins bearing the tooth marks of other killer whales have raised a troubling question: are some orcas hunting ...

Orcas don’t have any natural predators, so how did this happen? The tooth marks, it turned out, were distinctive – they were ...

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies.

Learn why blue whale calves are prime orca targets and how their massive mothers use slipstreams, allies, and shockwaves to keep them alive.