Some say they got this name because sailors noticed their ability to dispatch enormous whales and dubbed them ‘whale killers’ ...

Aerial and underwater footage captured around Vancouver Island in Canada shows the two marine animals working together to ...

Using drones and cameras attached to the orcas, scientists have finally been able to learn something about the interaction ...

A federal judge has awarded an environmental group more than $1.6 million for prevailing in a lawsuit against Endangered ...

Where there are Chinook salmon, the orcas will likely follow — including the mouth of the Columbia River. Despite what can feel like a desperate and futile effort to save the region’s venerated ...

A new study offers rare insights into how two species use each others’ sounds, size and speed to eat better together than ...

While well documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal ...

New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they’ve modified, and researchers think it’s the first time researchers have documented marine mammals making tools.

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...