In the deep blue waters of the world’s oceans, some of the most intelligent and social creatures on Earth are engaging in behavior that challenges long-held assumptions about the divide between humans ...

A federal judge has awarded an environmental group more than $1.6 million for prevailing in a lawsuit against Endangered Species Act regulations for killer whales. In 2020, the Wild Fish Conservancy ...

A Southern Resident killer whale surfacing in Puget Sound with a dead salmon balanced on its head has drawn international ...

There aren’t many animals in the ocean deadlier than orcas. As apex predators, they hunt with intelligence, coordination, and ...

Killer whales were seen “kissing” for the first time in the wild, according to a new study. The intimate behavior was recorded by snorkelers in Norway. Photo from Stephen Walker, UnSplash For the ...

In the study, researchers from Canada, New Zealand and Mexico reported on 34 interactions spanning two decades in which orcas in the wild attempted to offer food to humans. The incidents took place in ...

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 ...

Two killer whales have been caught "kissing" on camera in a fiord in northern Norway. A group of snorkelers-turned-citizen-scientists captured the moment last October, and now the internet is going ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- SeaWorld announced on Friday that it plans to build new first-of-its-kind killer whale environments that will double the size of the whales' tanks. The company will also ...

For the first time, a pair of killer whales were seen “kissing” in the wild, photo and video evidence reveals. The intimate encounter took place in October 2024, near the Kvænangen fjords of Norway, ...