At the bottom of the world lies a region as magnificent as it is misunderstood: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Harsh, ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

A northwest Australia killer whale captured on Ningaloo Reef. Photo courtesy John Totterdell (CETREC WA).While well ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

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THIS is the astonishing moment a pair of orcas was spotted kissing – with tongues – for the first time ever in the wild. The ...

The killer smooch was caught on camera by scientists during a snorkelling trip in northern Norway. The tender interaction ...

Jessica Farrer–a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists working temporarily in Antarctica Peninsula, profiled in “Expedition Killer ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming together to create powerful waves, they can wash seals off pieces of floating ice. Follow a team of scientists and ...

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals. The whales bite off the end of a kelp stalk ...

A Stanford study found that the hunting of Antarctic krill has damaged the ability of whale populations in the Southern Ocean to recover.