Orcas are often described as powerful hunters, but their intelligence goes far beyond strength. They use complex ...

Orcas regularly surface for air, with average dive times lasting between three and five minutes. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News Service) FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (CN) — Blue and silver mist splashes in the ...

Orcas encounter race boats near Gibraltar in The Ocean Race around the world The Ocean Race boats encountered a pod of orca killer whales, with a history of attacking ...

A GANG of killer whales terrorising boats off the coast of Spain have developed their own unique language, scientists claim.

A rare and dramatic encounter with transient killer whales has been documented off the coast of Victoria, offering a glimpse ...

SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish ...

Researchers studying Caribbean whales and orcas have discovered two new viruses not previously observed in these animals. The viruses were found using advanced genetic sequencing of archived samples, ...

Killer whales don’t just hunt for food but for sport. They will torture seals by taking turns flinging them out of the water with their tails even up to 80’ high. Orcas do this over and over until the ...

Scientists counting marine mammals off Alaska's Arctic Ocean coast spotted two large groups of killer whales last month, but orca experts are not ready to say the species has increased its numbers in ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Friday called on SeaWorld San Antonio to spread the ashes of an orca that died in its captivity this week in the ocean where they belong. The ...

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.