Orcas in the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico have been spotted hunting young great white sharks by flipping them ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern resident” killer ...

Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest ...

A heartbreaking discovery off Lāna‘i this week. Researchers with Cascadia Research Collective found an endangered false ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are easily recognized by their stunning black and white appearance. These huge animals can reach up to 26 feet long and are actually the largest members of the ...

Great white sharks often come to mind when people envision aquatic apex predators, but there’s one species above them in the ocean food chain that hunts the massive sharks for their nutrient-rich ...