Some say they got this name because sailors noticed their ability to dispatch enormous whales and dubbed them ‘whale killers’. These remarkable predators can even successfully hunt a blue whale, the ...

Scientists know a surprising amount of information about Southern Resident Killer Whales, but once the whales leave their ...

The Salish Sea is one ecosystem but Canada and the US are playing by different rules when it comes to protecting threatened ...

The species Orcinus orca, generally known as orcas or killer whales, is made up of many genetically distinct populations ...

Where there are Chinook salmon, the orcas will likely follow — including the mouth of the Columbia River. Despite what can feel like a desperate and futile effort to save the region’s venerated ...

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators. More than 90 charged over alleged Minnesota fraud Tatiana ...

While well documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal ...