With roughly 45 teeth, each up to 10cm long and 4cm wide, orcas are perfectly engineered for ripping and tearing prey. These ...

Residents and visitors in British Columbia have been experiencing a rare sight, thanks to a pod of killer whales engaging in ...

Off the Pacific coast of Canada, scientists have captured something that challenges long‑held assumptions about life in the ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review spanning two decades has revealed a little-known, yet intriguing behavior.

New research reveals that orcas around the island of Hokkaido can be split into two distinct forms, offering conservationists ...

Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 23, a team ...

Recently, people have spotted killer whales engaging in some unique behavior. They are rubbing their bellies along the rocks ...

Two killer whales scrubbing kelp between their backs, also known as “allokelping.” Credit: Center for Whale Research, NMFS NOAA Permit 27038 Lots of animals use tools to get their food, but ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern resident” killer ...

Killer whales in aquariums regularly eat ice cubes, even though ice provides no calories or nutrients. It's a curious ...

SeaWorld's beloved Katina has died. The water park has released the cause of death for the killer whale, who was believed to be 50 when she died.