In the cold coastal waters of the North Pacific, a rare alliance is challenging what scientists thought they knew about marine predators. Orcas and dolphins have been filmed coordinating their ...

A pod of northern resident killer whales travels together. The same population of orcas was recently seen hunting with Pacific white-sided dolphins. Scientists think the partnership is the first ...

You might, scientists say, team up with a killer whale. In August 2020, scientists tracking the behavior of nine northern resident orcas off the coast of British Columbia observed the killer whales ...

The idea of beached marine life is horrifying. The act is often associated with ill animals and can quickly lead to death.

When researchers from the University of British Columbia set out to film the solitary hunting habits of Northern resident killer whales, they expected to see quiet and solitary predators at work.

In the waters off British Columbia, an unusual partnership unfolds. Resident killer whales trail Pacific white-sided dolphins to hunt Chinook salmon, and may even share fish scraps with them, a new ...