Killer whales, also known as orcas, are not just powerful hunters or majestic swimmers. They may also be attempting to connect with humans in a surprisingly thoughtful way—by sharing their food.

Dive into the wild wonders of Olympic National Park in Washington, where killer whales rule the Pacific waters. This full ...

And the unusual spectacle was all caught on video. The pod of Bigg's killer whales visited Elliott Bay and were seemingly on a hunt underwater just off Seattle's maritime industrial docks.

What are orcas? Heres killer whale size, appearance, life cycle, population growth, habitat, movements, hunting strategies ...

A killer whale swims next to a grebe in the waters just off Seattle on Sunday, March 3, 2025, moments before the bird was taken under water. The orca was part of pod of Bigg's killer whales that ...

Killer whales learned to ambush their prey in an underwater canyon, given them open range to flip, ram, slap and drown them to death, a study found.

Now here he was, on August 12, 1980, tracking the underwater conversations of wild killer whales through a borrowed hydrophone.

The group of orcas that live around the Iberian Peninsula are the only killer whales that attack boats, and researchers know very little about them.

Scientists discovered that a pod of orcas have developed a new method for killing whale sharks, the world's largest fish.

But killer whales have such cohesive family bonds and distinct dialects that “this cultural aspect helps drive their divergence—or at least helps maintain it.” ...

A new study shows captive killer whales don't live as long as wild relatives. The researchers show that "62 to 81 percent of wild female killer whales live at least 15 years. In contrast, only 27 ...