While the newly-released Jurassic World movie roared to the top of the box office, a real life discovery of a giant fossil ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.

Orcas, often referred to as "killer whales," have earned their intimidating nickname for a reason. These magnificent ...

They say he’s five hundred pounds of bottom-dwelling fury, don’t you know. No one knows how old he is, but if you ask me, and ...

I’ve been conducting raptor surveys by vehicle along Washington’s coastal beaches. Completed with a host of volunteers, the ...

Killer whales may have lower reproduction rates and higher death rates if there is insufficient prey. The post Orca Lifespan: How Long Do Orcas Live? appeared first on A-Z Animals.

Orca Granny (J2) was considered by some experts to have been as old as 105 years old at the time of her death, despite a biopsy sample indicating her age to be 65 to 80 years. Between the 1840s and ...

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other - the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals. Scientists spotted this behaviour in drone footage ...

UNCW’s Marine Mammal Stranding Program is celebrating the sighting of an orca named ‘Old Tom’ off the coast of North Carolina this year—but it’s also sounding the alarm about the status of the North ...

The black and peachy-orange orca calf was seen swimming with, Sedna, a descendant of one of the Budd Inlet Six. Tom Filipovic / Eagle Wing Whale & Wildlife Tours / Pacific Whale Watch Association ...