The ocean is full of mighty hunters. Two of the most feared are the shark and the orca (killer whale). Sharks are ancient, ...

Dr. Kelly Bowen, a researcher studying orca migration, managed to find a rare whale tooth among the collection of bones at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, which allowed her to make ...

Kayleigh Nicole Grant detailed an unforgettable dive with a pod of orca whales, describing what it was like to swim close to the giant animals underwater The professional diver explained how the ...

A great white shark with giant scars along its "massive body" may have survived an attack by a pair of orca serial killers that target sharks. Photos show orca teeth marks slashed into the side of the ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas make ...

An international research team has undertaken the first in-depth investigation of the teeth of captive orca (killer whales) and have found them a sorry state, which raises serious concerns for these ...

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SEATTLE (Reuters) - A pregnant killer whale from an endangered U.S. Pacific Northwest pod found dead in Canadian waters last week had several of her teeth stolen after her body was pulled to shore to ...

January 6, 2023 marks the six-year anniversary of the death of Tilikum—one of the most famous orcas in the world. The orca—which was in captivity for 33 years—died at SeaWorld Orlando and is infamous ...

An orphaned killer whale calf that had been trapped for weeks in a tidal lagoon on Vancouver island, dodging multiple rescue attempts, on Friday swam out on her own, a local Indigenous tribe said. The ...

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in what appears to be an effort to revive it. Researchers with the Center for Whale Research, Sea Doc ...