Great white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias) are often unfairly the stuff of marine nightmares. But these infamously fearsome ...

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

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 ...

The waters near the Strait of Gibraltar, where the incident occurred, has seen an increase in orca attacks on boats since 2020 Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Orcas slammed into a sailboat off the coast of northwestern Spain on Sunday, damaging its rudder and prompting a complicated rescue operation that left one crew member seriously injured, officials ...

Sightings of Antarctic orcas in Australian waters are very rare. A tour group in WA saw what appeared to be a pod of ...

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...