Killer whales can scare white sharks away in the moment, but a 12-year study from South Australia shows that long disappearances from shark hotspots are often just part of the sharks’ natural rhythms.
While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger the immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), extended absences from their aggregation sites are also part of the sharks' natural ...
Marine biologists have documented a remarkable hunting strategy employed by killer whales in the southern Gulf of California, in which they harvest whale sharks' organs. Researchers in Mexico have ...
Free Willy actor Jason James Richter urges France to relocate captive killer whales Wikie and Keijo from Marineland ...
There aren’t many animals in the ocean deadlier than orcas. As apex predators, they hunt with intelligence, coordination, and ...
GettyWhile killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias ...
TideBreakers warns two captive orcas, Wikie and Keijo, face deteriorating conditions at Marineland Antibes. France ...
Captured off the coast of San Diego, the astonishing video pictured above captures the moment that a dolphin is punched on ...
The species Orcinus orca, generally known as orcas or killer whales, is made up of many genetically distinct populations called ecotypes. Each ecotype indicates an ecological specialization with its ...
Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 23, a team ...