A 20-foot minke whale died Aug. 2 in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, after being struck by a boat, which nearly capsized and forced a passenger overboard, according to officials.

Witness in the ocean, 12 killer whales surrounded a baby whale, and what happened next left scientists and marine biologists speechless. This dramatic event, observed in the wild, was unlike ...

Drone footage from Norway shows killer whales using a highly coordinated and cooperative hunting technique to catch herring.

New Zealand man charged for viral stunt bellyflopping onto killer whale in which he was NOT eaten, despite some online claims.

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal ...

First seen in captive orcas in 1978, the killer whale kissing was allegedly observed again at the Loro Parque, a zoo in Tenerife, Spain in 2019.

Photo: Jared R. Towers. (D) An adult female killer whale NZ51 (Dian) retrieves most of an eagle ray after offering it to Brian Skerry underwater in the Western South Pacific. Photo: Brian Skerry.

A Massachusetts whale watch is having a heck of a start to the season, seeing more and more great white sharks in the northern waters.

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their prey with humans, according to research published in the Journal of ...

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 ...