In 2022, a Russian whale researcher made a remarkable discovery on Bering Island off Russia's Pacific coast: a severed killer ...

Scientists found evidence that killer whales may hunt and eat other killer whales, revealing new insights into how ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, ...

A long-term study using DNA from whale scat has revealed surprising complexity in the diets of southern Alaska’s fish-eating killer whales.

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might ...

Captured off the coast of San Diego, the astonishing video pictured above captures the moment that a dolphin is punched on the chin by a killer whale. The dolphin rises above the surface, but the orca ...

Killer whale research occupies a vital space in marine ecology, illuminating the complex interactions between apex predators and their environments. Despite ...

The discovery came as a surprise, because the two species usually prefer to avoid each other and keep a safe distance.

Fins washing up in the North Pacific suggest that orcas from one subspecies are snacking on other orcas, and researchers ...

A 46-foot fin whale that washed up on the Oregon coast on Saturday has been dead for “quite some time,” officials with the Seaside Aquarium said. The dead whale appeared on Sunset Beach, near ...

The dead fin whale that was discovered on an Oregon beach Feb. 7 was a subadult that recently moved on from its mother but was not yet fully grown, officials said Feb. 11. Portland State University ...

Patrick Dempsey may still have his silver fox hair and a disarming glint in his eyes, but don't look for comforting hugs and romantic meet-cutes in his latest TV role. No, the one-time "Grey's Anatomy ...