Researchers observed how transient killer whales (orcas) in Monterey Bay, California spent their time through 270 hours of behavioral observations. Foraging accounted for 84.16% of the time spent by ...

We could all use a buddy to help us track down dinner from time to time. Sarah Fortune, a marine ecologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and her colleagues used drones and camera-equipped ...

TideBreakers warns two captive orcas, Wikie and Keijo, face deteriorating conditions at Marineland Antibes. France ...

Inner coast transient killer whale hunting close to a Steller sea lion haulout off the outer coast of Washington. New research has confirmed that West Coast transient killer whales who live between ...

(Reuters) -Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication. New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how ...

Researchers have observed dolphins and killer whales hunting together for the first time as part of a new study released on Thursday, Dec. 11. The top predators joined forces to feast on salmon off ...

Free Willy actor Jason James Richter urges France to relocate captive killer whales Wikie and Keijo from Marineland ...

Scientists confirmed that West Coast transient killer whales actually form two separate groups split between inner and outer coastal habitats. Inner-coast whales hunt smaller prey in shallow, ...

While domesticated animals like cats and dogs have been observed sharing food with humans, this is the first time a non-domesticated mammal has done the same.

New research in the Strait of Gibraltar captured dozens of vocalizations from an endangered subpopulation of killer whales ...

Neuroscientist Lori Marino and a team of researchers explored the brain of a dead killer whale with an MRI and found an astounding potential for intelligence. Killer whales, or orcas, have the ...