As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish Sea. Working by headlamp, they ...

A pod of roughly 60 killer whales attacked and fed on an endangered blue whale off the coast of southwestern Australia, ...

The captain recounts the whole drama.

Boat captains off the Northumberland coast have spotted killer whales more times in the past two years than in living memory, ...

An orca drags and spins a sea turtle, as if trying to show her baby how to hunt. Researchers say it might be an example of ...

On World Orca Day 2026, discover the story of Tahlequah (J35), the Southern Resident killer whale who carried her dead calf ...

A rare sight was captured in Monterey Bay on Sunday as a pod of orcas was seen leaping out of the water while hunting ...

For the last five-plus years, killer whales have been ramming – and in some cases sinking – expensive yachts, sailboats and fishing boats in the crystalline waters off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, ...

Orcas regularly surface for air, with average dive times lasting between three and five minutes. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News Service) FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (CN) — Blue and silver mist splashes in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The orca, or killer whale, is an apex predator of the sea. Working as a team, orcas hunt their prey, with a diverse diet, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new-to-town pod of orcas in Puget Sound, Seattle, surprised researchers and delighted whale watchers. The ...

Along remote coastlines, killer whale parents teach their young how to intentionally beach themselves for prey in a tradition passed down for generations. Most people would assume that a large sea ...