The scientists also discovered signs of orca tooth rake marks on the dorsal fin of a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). While there are no observations of orcas hunting fin whales, orcas are known ...

It was an orca-versus-dolphin matchup, and the dolphin didn’t stand a chance. In coastal waters near Chile in 2023, a massive female killer whale walloped the much smaller dolphin, sending it flying ...

It was an orca-versus-dolphin matchup, and the dolphin didn’t stand a chance. In coastal waters near Chile in 2023, a massive female killer whale walloped the much smaller dolphin, sending it ...

An orca has been born to the southern residents: L128, calf of a first-time, 31-year-old mom, L90. The baby is tiny, with clear fetal folds, making it probably about 3 days old. It was seen for ...

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile The orcas were previously documented skillfully leveraging local fishing boat movements to capture sea lions. Now ...

A pod of killer whales have been spotted hunting down dolphin prey, before sharing the catch with their friends. Photos show the moment the orcas attacking dusky dolphins in the Humboldt Current ...

MOSCOW, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A family of killer whales has again become stranded in a silted estuary in Russia's far east just hours after researchers helped the two adults and two calves into deeper ...

Off the coast of Chile, in waters filled with krill and anchovy by the Humboldt Current system, live an elusive and little-known population of orcas. Thanks to citizen science and years of ...

While following an elusive group of orcas off the coast of Chile, researchers found the first evidence of them hunting dusky dolphins, according to a new study. Photo from Mike Doherty ...

SEATTLE — Southern Resident killer whales, a critically endangered population that frequents the Puget Sound during the summer and fall, have a more varied diet than previously believed ...