A rare encounter was caught on camera off the Big Island when two massive killer whales — also known as orcas — swam right up ...

A rare 1,600-year-old Nazca penguin vessel uncovers an ancient civilization's unexpected connection to the wildlife of Peru's ...

The behavior could be the first-ever documented accounts of wild predators offering their food to people. In a nutshell Wild killer whales have been documented offering food to humans 34 times ...

How to Survive reveals the final killer whale tricks that saved lives, showing the critical actions that made the difference in dangerous encounters. Discover expert knowledge to protect yourself ...

Killer whales turn kelp stalks into tools that they use to groom each other while cleaning their own skin, too, observations suggest. Michael Weiss at the Center for Whale Research in Friday ...

A pod of humpback whales encountered a group of killer whales during feeding time off the coast of California. On June 24, a group “lucky enough” to spot nine orcas was even able to identify ...

Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication. New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how these ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern ...

The whales in question are the southern resident killer whales that live in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and Seattle.

A massive killer whale swam deep into Yaquina Bay, hunting alone and stunning onlookers. Here's what we know about T049C — and why he's so well known.

The Mystic Seaport Museum's new show uses blubber hooks, whale foetuses, scrimshaw and a giant mural to recount how the whale oil industry fueled capitalism's expansion ...