Orcas acted as primary scouts by actively seeking out baleen whales and alerting the whalers by breaching and slapping their tails at the mouth of the river. This 90-year alliance proves that Orcas ...

“The Russian whale researcher Sergey Fomin with one of the two torn-off killer whale fins that have been found on Bering Island. This one was found in 2022 and likely comes from a young male. It is 47 ...

Inside the unforgiving, violent rollers of the North Pacific waters, Resident killer whales and Bigg’s killer whales are those two neighbors that prefer to avoid each other and keep a distance. While ...

Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species ...

A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins off the coast of British Columbia have been observed cooperating with orcas, a traditional enemy that’s better known for taking out great white sharks than ...

Ecotypes of killer whales around Hokkaido. The red regions in the top left map show the sea areas where we can frequently see killer whales. Kyoto, Japan -- The species Orcinus orca, generally known ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...