SAN JUAN ISLAND, WASHINGTON – It’s an image you often see on paintings and wood carvings – a giant totemic killer whale, with the images of sea creatures and faces artistically contained within the ...

For the first time, based on new research, killer whales have been detected hunting, killing and eating two different species that they have never previously been associated with killing: a sevengill ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A group of orcas that inhabit Canadian waters are known to harass and kill porpoises without eating them. Known as the southern resident killer whales, the ...

A killer whale hunts and eats a great white shark within two minutes in an “astonishing” attack. Scientists have described the orca’s attack as “unprecedented”, showing the exceptional predatory ...

New research confirms two distinct groups of West Coast killer whales with different diets, habitats, and behaviors.

New research on the eastern North Pacific has revealed that the mammal-eating killer whales off the West Coast are not a single roaming population but two socially distinct communities that rarely, if ...

Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 ...