Orcas don’t have any natural predators, so how did this happen? The tooth marks, it turned out, were distinctive – they were from an orca. The DNA analysis of the fins that fo ...

The team films something not seen before: a teaching session between adults and their young. The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young.

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 ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...

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 ...

Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers as they explore the lives of killer whales. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming together to create powerful ...

Hunting killer whales always eat the animals they kill, typically leaving behind only a few low-energy parts, such as fins. "Also, if it was just aggression, they wouldn't bother to tear off the fin," ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are easily recognized by their stunning black and white appearance. These huge animals can reach up to 26 feet long and are actually the largest members of the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members. The feat ...