Scientists have recorded an 'exceptionally rare' wild orca behavior known as 'tongue-nibbling' for the first time. The social ...

To start a kelp-based grooming session, an orca places the bull kelp stipe on its face and nuzzles against another killer ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

WooGlobe. Orca Whales in the straits - 4k Drone Footage. Posted: March 11, 2025 | Last updated: May 28, 2025. This was taken in the western Straits of Juan de Fuca and depicts Killer Whales or ...

Tahlequah, the killer whale who made headlines for mourning her dead calf in a unique two-week "tour of grief" seven years ago, is reacting to her latest deceased newborn the same way, a heart ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

Killer whales bring back wearing salmon hats, but it’s not for fashion. Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the 1980s.

Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows. Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters (60 feet) in ...

Next, the orcas bite off the whale shark’s pelvic fins, causing it to bleed to death. Then, they eat the fish’s organs, including its enormous fatty liver. It’s gruesome, and effective.