A study published in the journal Oceans details the remarkable chance encounter between a group of citizen scientists on a ...

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

Their predators include large sharks and orcas (orcinus orca), and these pint-size whales are also threatened by entanglement, vessel strikes, and pollution.

We've recently seen orcas foray into the world of fashion by wearing dead salmon as hats. Now a pair of orcas has been caught ...

The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

Read the stories below. Frosty, a white killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Newport Beach on April 29, 2024. Photo from Delaney Trowbridge/Newport Coastal Adventure ...

People also observed a peachy orange baby killer whale rolling in the Salish Sea, and watched as rescuers freed a gray whale tangled in fishing gear 100 feet down in California waters.