Three young male orcas were behind most of the attacks, and biologists think the young males were playing with the boats. Orcas in captivity sometimes attack humans. Captive killer whales have ...

"And again, because him being a social animal in the wild, a male Orca will live their entire lifetime little more than another whale's length from their mother. "You know that's how tight these ...

After several recent orca pod sightings in Waikato, the Department of Conservation (DoC) is reminding people to respect the ...

An orca calf less than 24 hours old has been spotted in a rare sighting of a newborn killer whale in Western Australia. The animals are regularly seen off Bremer Bay in summer, but calves are ...

Upon maneuvering closer to the commotion, they spotted three orcas—an adult male and a mother-calf pair—circling a sperm whale, which measured under 20 feet. "According to the anglers ...

Orcas have no natural predators. They sit at the top of the marine food chain, hunting sharks, seals, and even whales, making them one of the ocean’s deadliest creatures. Orcas hunt great white ...

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

Upon maneuvering closer to the commotion, they spotted three orcas — an adult male and a mother-calf pair — circling a sperm whale, which measured under 20 feet. “According to the anglers ...