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Off the coast of northern Norway, a group of orcas hunts with a coordinated technique so specialized that no other pod on the planet has been filmed doing it. The strategy exploits fish instincts ...

For years, scientists doubted it was even possible, but a recently captured video reveals killer whales executing a ...

A small, endangered pod of orcas off Spain and Portugal has sunk at least eight boats since 2020, and despite speculation, the real explanation might have nothing to do with revenge.

Orcas have been filmed using a newly discovered teamwork strategy to smash giant sunfish into thousands of pieces, leaving scientists wondering whether the behavior is for feeding, fun, or both.

She watched as an orca held a sunfish by the tail while another orca swam toward the enormous fish and pummeled into it so fast that it smashed into smithereens. The impact was so violent that a ...

While sightings like these are rare, it’s not impossible for orcas to have traveled this close to the Locks before.

While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger the immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), extended absences from their aggregation sites are also part of the sharks' natural ...

Killer whales and dolphins have been working together to hunt salmon in the northern Pacific Ocean, an unexpected finding that further reveals the complex social lives of marine mammals. Video cameras ...

Orcas in the North Pacific have been seen "massaging" each other - rubbing pieces of kelp between their bodies. Using drones, researchers filmed the animals selecting and biting off the kelp, then ...

The species Orcinus orca, generally known as orcas or killer whales, is made up of many genetically distinct populations called ecotypes. Each ecotype indicates an ecological specialization with its ...