The massive, intelligent Orca (Orcinus orca) is the world's largest apex predator. Learn how its pack-hunting tactics allow ...

Even apex predators can become prey. Here’s how orcas are flipping the script on the ocean’s most feared predator: the great ...

Scientists confirmed that West Coast transient killer whales actually form two separate groups split between inner and outer coastal habitats. Inner-coast whales hunt smaller prey in shallow, ...

The video breaks down the lingering fear about whether killer whales pose a real danger to humans. It explains how their behavior in the wild differs from the perception created by their size and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A small boat being used by amateur wildlife ...

A screenshot from Shgendootaan George’s slideshow shows the kootéeyaa that was raised in the 1980s and the one raised this year. (Courtesy of presentation) Addressing an audience in the clan house ...

They came together Sunday evening not far from Port Townsend. Why, no one can say for sure, except the participants themselves — and no humans speak their language. The participants were the Northwest ...

Killer whales, also called orcas, may look the same to most people. But if you follow them along the West Coast of North America, you’ll find they don’t all behave alike. This discovery draws on more ...

West Coast transient killer whales have long fascinated marine scientists with their impressive mammal-hunting techniques. Now, new research by the University of British Columbia (UBC) is shedding ...

For the first time, the birth of an orca has been caught on camera. The first-of-its-kind event unfolded on November 2, 2025, in the waters off the coast of Skjervøy in Northern Norway. At least six ...