Directed by American documentarian Gabriela Cowperthwaite, "Blackfish" is one of the most stirring yet stomach-turning nature documentaries I've ever seen. It's a cautionary tale about what ...

Documentaries have long served as ... to confront the ongoing struggle for racial justice. Blackfish sparked global conversations about animal rights by revealing the dark truths behind killer whale ...

A theme park in San Antonio revealed on June 19 that one of their fan-favorite killer whales had passed away. SeaWorld shared the sad news in a Facebook post that with "heavy hearts" their ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

Killer whales off the west coast of North America have been spotted making and using tools to groom each other, the first time such behaviour has been recorded in marine mammals. Scientists from ...

Other populations of killer whales have been observed rubbing their bodies on smooth stone beaches, possibly to remove dead skin. "Most examples of tool use in animals involve solving ecological ...

A massive killer whale swam deep into Yaquina Bay, hunting alone and stunning onlookers. Here's what we know about T049C — and why he's so well known.

Southern resident killer whales have been caught on drone video crafting kelp tools to groom one another—an unprecedented behavior among marine mammals. This suggests a deeper social and ...

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced Monday, in what they said is the first evidence of ...