In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has ...

For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...

The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...

The adult male killer whale Moctezuma and five other killer whales (two adult females, two juveniles, one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters. The whale shark ...

Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.

In the attacks, caught on video between 2018 and 2024, the orcas killed young whale sharks that gathered in the Gulf of ...

Killer whales can feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked up new skills ...

Analyzing photos and footage in which they recognized specific orcas by their dorsal fins and scars, the team discovered that ...

Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...

KILLER whales have declared war on the world’s biggest sharks as they train themselves in new deadly skills to kill the sea ...

Researchers observed four hunting events in the Gulf of California where orcas preyed on the world’s largest fish, whale sharks. In coordinated attacks, they targeted the sharks’ pelvic area, causing ...