Killer whales, also known as orcas, are dangerous hunters. Once a killer whale spots its prey, other sea creatures don’t stand a chance. An orca’s sharp teeth can pierce through seals, giant squids ...

A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack. Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory ...

Tourists at SeaWorld San Antonio didn’t expect the orca splash zone to feature a wave of killer whale fecal matter. Audience member Alex Bermudez, who captured the poop soup moment on video ...

Several killer whale calves were spotted “playing” with prey along Monterey Bay last weekend, enthralling wildlife photographers lucky enough to capture the sight and share it on social media.

A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" and "bye bye" is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech. The female learned to "speak" a handful of human words by copying a ...

Audience members attending an orca show at SeaWorld San Antonio got more than they bargained for when the killer whale defecated in its pool and then splashed the crowd with soiled water.

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Spectators at SeaWorld in San Antonio, Texas, got a gross surprise after an orca defecated in a pool during a performance, ...

Three other belugas sold to a Connecticut aquarium in 2021 have since died. Kiska, the country’s last remaining killer whale in captivity, died in April 2023. One dolphin, one harbour seal, one grey ...

The latest calf to boost B.C.’s southern resident killer whale population has been found off the southern tip of Vancouver Island emaciated and struggling to breathe, according to the Center for ...

Just a month ago, whale researchers celebrated the birth of a new Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW), calf L128. Now, they believe she is dying. L128 was spotted off the coast of Vancouver ...