Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

Orcas often share food with each other—it’s a prosocial activity and a way that they build relationships with each other,” ...

They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why?

For almost two minutes two killer whales hovered, jaws slightly open, trading gentle nibbles to each other’s tongues before ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, scientists from Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico ...

Researchers focused on the Salish Sea have made an intriguing discovery about Orcas. These whales, which have continually ...

This is the first documented evidence of its kind of marine mammals fashioning tools out of objects in their environment, ...

What does killer whales eat and do they eat moose? We have done the research! Jump in to read all about the feeding strategies of orcas.

An orca that was freed from Russia's infamous whale jail has been spotted thriving in the wild. The 8-year-old orca named Zina, was spotted by a filming crew of Frozen Planet II, which is ...

In the wild, female orcas only begin mating aged 14 to 15. She rejected both this calf and a second calf she birthed years later, and they had to be reared by the human trainers at the park. Her ...

Orcas have complex social networks, hosting ceremonial “greetings” between pods, and even funerals. Therefore, beyond biology, it may simply not be a cultural custom to consume hairless apes like us.