Historically, killer whale diet research relied on surface sampling of prey fragments, usually scales, helping researchers to determine primarily salmon species. Newer techniques that analyze DNA in ...

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 ...

In 2022, a Russian whale researcher made a remarkable discovery on Bering Island off Russia's Pacific coast: a severed killer ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of ...

Captured off the coast of San Diego, the astonishing video pictured above captures the moment that a dolphin is punched on the chin by a killer whale. The dolphin rises above the surface, but the orca ...

It’s happened just often enough that it might start to look easy: An unambitious B-movie with a story hook that’s simple bordering on ridiculous premieres without much hype, and yields a highly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virginia Gardner and Mel Jarnson in 'Killer Whale (Credit: Lionsgate) Some animals have better publicists than others. Sure, ...

Some animals have better publicists than others. Sure, sharks have killed a few people here and there, but thanks to movies like “Jaws” and “The Shallows” everyone thinks they’re all man-eating murder ...

Killer whales in aquariums regularly eat ice cubes, even though ice provides no calories or nutrients. It's a curious practice that has generated many questions because wild orcas never encounter ice ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando has announced the death of one of its beloved killer whales, Katina. She was 50 years old. The park said Katina's health started to decline as she entered her ...