ALERT BAY, British Columbia — You’re floating in the ocean when a massive killer whale approaches and gently releases a piece of prey right in front of you, then waits to see what you’ll do. It might ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...

In 2022, a Russian whale researcher made a remarkable discovery on Bering Island off Russia's Pacific coast: a severed killer ...

Scientists found evidence that killer whales may hunt and eat other killer whales, revealing new insights into how ...

A pod of Orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as Killer Whales, feeding, in the Atlantic Ocean. There is a small baby orca amongst them, clearly visible in the image, with its head up. A group of ...

Killer whales in aquariums regularly eat ice cubes, even though ice provides no calories or nutrients. It's a curious practice that has generated many questions because wild orcas never encounter ice ...

Aquatic behemoths have been making a splash in the Vancouver harbour recently. Before several West Coast transient (Bigg's) ...

Learn about the fatal encounters between two groups of killer whales, bringing the idea of whale cannibalism into question.