Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...

Using sightings over four decades, researchers have pinpointed three main orca habitats off Australia, with key differences ...

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

A 21-foot killer whale weighing up to 6,000 pounds died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida Wednesday, the first stranding of its kind ever recorded in the Southeast US.

A northwest Australia killer whale captured on Ningaloo Reef. Photo courtesy John Totterdell (CETREC WA).While well ...

Live whale strandings are unusual but do happen from time to time, experts said. Five whales, including T146D, have been recorded as stranded on the West Coast in the past two decades, said Jared ...

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

While there is only one species of killer whale, scientists have documented that many orca populations are adapted to particular habitats. Each appears to prey on specific animals, including whale ...

Kamea, a killer whale born into captivity in SeaWorld San Antonio, has died after contracting an undisclosed illness, the ...

Killer whale Lolita at Miami Seaquarium could be at risk and should be moved For decades, activists have argued that Miami Seaquarium housed Lolita, an endangered orca in a tank that's much too ...