While freediving in Norway, Runa suddenly found herself surrounded by a pod of orcas, and was stunned when she came ...

Researchers analyzed nearly 200 whale-dolphin interactions, and conclude: They sure do seem friendly. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) like the ones pictured here with bottlenose dolphins ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans. Here's what they think is going on. Pacific white-sided dolphins swim off ...

Pacific white-sided dolphins swim off the coast of British Columbia. Dolphins and porpoises in this region have been spotted swimming alongside a population of killer whales known as northern resident ...

Newly released drone footage of the abandoned whales has led to increased calls for action on behalf of the French government Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...

Images of the two killer whales who have been left behind at Marineland Antibes Newly released footage of two killer whales and 12 dolphins that have been left behind at the closed Marineland Antibes ...

There are very few documented cases of orcas attacking humans in the wild, and these interactions are extremely rare and not well understood. True, you may have heard about whales ramming into boats ...

How big they are: From 5 to 32 feet (1.5 to 10 meters) long, depending on the species Dolphins live in almost every ocean, except most tend to avoid the cold waters in the Arctic and around Antarctica ...

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers. By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a killer ...

In six years studying orcas off Chile’s coast, marine biologist Ana García-Cegarra had never witnessed anything like what she saw in May 2023. In the vast Pacific waters near Antofagasta, a killer ...

Orcas are the oceans’ apex predator, even outranking the great white shark, but their hunting behaviors are still not fully understood by scientists. Robert Pittman / NOAA via Wikimedia Commons For ...