Recent observations suggest that orcas may have developed a new communication strategy to coordinate, plan, and execute their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review spanning two decades has revealed a little-known, yet intriguing behavior.

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 ...

A pod of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales were spotted off the coast of Monterey Bay, California. The whales rely on Chinook salmon as their primary food source, but salmon populations are ...

When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.One of the orcas, a juvenile female, “approached a camera I had in the water to ...

A rarely seen pygmy killer whale has been found after stranding on a popular beach, sparking an emergency response from wildlife rescuers.

Killer whales and dolphins have been captured hunting together on camera, in what could be a scientific first. Footage published in the journal Scientific report shows the two mammals working together ...