The blue whale is famously the largest animal in the world, but this simple fact doesn't do these creatures justice. They ...

Two killer whales have killed dozens — if not hundreds — of sharks, including the vaunted great whites, with an ease that has ...

Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales ... about five times heavier than a human brain — making it the ...

April, survey teams researching the current North Atlantic right whale population take to the sky to search the waters below ...

SeaWorld Orlando now faces a fine after a trainer was injured while interacting with an orca whale in September 2024, ...

The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) announced that a new Bigg’s orca calf has been spotted in the Salish Sea. The calf was first seen as part of a group of more than a dozen orcas on March 20 ...

Humpback whales live in oceans worldwide, with the largest populations in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, Indian, and ...

New findings suggest the evolution and behavior of at least some baleen whales has been significantly shaped by fear of orca attack.

They include some of the largest animals on Earth ... Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales. Instead, they are part of the closely related dolphin family.

At the time, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries said orcas have been photographed off the North Carolina coast, ...