Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

Charlotte Rampling and Richard Harris are the heavy-hitting Oscar nominees facing off with a big plastic whale.

As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, scientists from Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico ...

The whales were recorded in Norway - Scientists have observed similar behaviour in the past but have not decoded it ...

In the deep blue waters of the world’s oceans, some of the most intelligent and social creatures on Earth are engaging in ...

Keeping track of hundreds of orcas is being made simpler with the help of an AI algorithm that can identify individual killer whales with 92% accuracy.

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

When behavioural ecologist Michael Weiss spotted a Salish Sea orca holding a green object in its mouth, he chalked it up to ...