The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...

Blue whales, known as the largest animal to ever live on Earth, mostly eat krill, using their baleen plates to strain huge ...

A team of researchers from the University of Washington and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration has uncovered ...

Killer whales in the Pacific Ocean have been consistently and knowingly threatened by human behaviors, such as hunting and ...

Killer whales, known as the ocean’s top predators, are “highly social” and live in pods where they communicate with one ...

Onlookers got to see a glimpse of baby orcas off the coast of California. Two older killer whale calves were spotted Oct. 5 ...

Bones of prehistoric ancestor to dolphins found in Summerville. The 29 million-year-old killer had knife-like teeth and a ...

There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in Puget Sound, according to the most recent count released by the Center for ...

Chilean orcas have been observed hunting dusky dolphins for the first time, providing insights into their diets and helping ...

Another issue is that killer whales that hunt belugas are coming more often into the Hudson Bay and less sea ice means fewer ...

However, according to data, the Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) population is declining. The Center for Whale Research (CWR) stated, in a news release Wednesday, that its census from July 1 ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas ... The fish-eaters often hunt for prey in large groups. Typical dives last three to five minutes, but a lot is unknown about their diving behavior, according ...