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 ...

GettyWhile killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias ...

A widely publicized killer whale attack once seemed to explain why white sharks disappeared from a key aggregation site. Long-term tracking now suggests the reality is more nuanced. Killer whales (Orc ...

THIS is the dramatic moment a diver witnessed a family of orcas feasting on a shark as its rag doll-like body hangs limp ...

Scientists are one step closer to understanding why sharks disappear for an extended period of time.

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

These three countries alone are suspected of killing nearly 45,000 whales since 1986, when commercial whaling was banned.

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

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.

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established in 1946 to prevent the collapse of several species that had been hunted to near extinction over the preceding centuries. In 1986, after long ...

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A FIREARMS expert told a trial a retired groundsman was facing “the business end” of a shotgun when he was allegedly murdered, a court has heard. Senior forensics scientist Neil McKay told jurors ...