According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale predation on white sharks in Australia.

The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

Over time, that name morphed into "killer whales." Scientists don't know whether orcas kill for fun. The marine mammals do some things, like killing and tossing dead porpoises in the air ...

DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near ...

Over a year after a dead 15-foot shark was found with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA ...

A pod of killer whales made an unexpected visit off the coast of Orange County Thursday. The pod of CA56 killer whales (orcas) was spotted by a Davey’s Locker whale-watching boat about 12:30 p.m ...

Public is encouraged to document orca sightings, which could help find the 2-year-old female calf last seen in fall, 2024 ...