Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

A white whale calf swimming with its mother off Australia created a memorable moment, while a pod of rare Baird’s beaked ...

A new study suggests killer whales may be inviting humans to share their meals, after documenting over 30 cases across four oceans where orcas offered people freshly caught prey. Researchers believe ...

Two shark attacks have been reported at a popular U.S. beach over the past week. Summer is officially here. Temperatures on the East Coast have approached the high 90s and low 100s in many U.S. cities ...

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against ...

A peachy-colored orca calf, J-62, showed playful energy while socializing with her J pod family in the Salish Sea. In Ireland, a rare sighting of a sperm whale navigating a shallow estuary ended ...

A peachy-colored orca calf, J-62, showed playful energy while socializing with her J pod family in the Salish Sea. In Ireland, a rare sighting of a sperm whale navigating a shallow estuary ended ...

Kamea, 11, a killer whale born into captivity in SeaWorld San Antonio ... Two bottlenose dolphins living at SeaWorld Orlando died in 2015, and a baby beluga born into captivity at the same park died ...

A peachy-colored orca calf, J-62, showed playful energy while socializing with her J pod family in the Salish Sea. In Ireland, a rare sighting of a sperm whale navigating a shallow estuary ended ...

A peachy-colored orca calf, J-62, showed playful energy while socializing with her J pod family in the Salish Sea. In Ireland, a rare sighting of a sperm whale navigating a shallow estuary ended ...

One of two rare elephant seals which arrived at Dudley Zoo.from the Antarctic in February, 1972. They were brought to the zoo ...