In coastal waters near Chile in 2023, a massive female killer whale walloped the much smaller dolphin, sending it flying out of the water. Within minutes, the unequal battle was over and the orca ...

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 ...

Sep. 19, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the cuisine preferences of two resident killer whale populations, also known as orcas: the Alaska residents and the ... How Baleen Whales Have Adapted ...

SEATTLE — Researchers are concerned aboutthe new Southern Resident orca calf born last month, describing it as "emaciated." The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said the Southern Resident calf ...

Now, drone footage has shown the killer whales successfully hunting dusky dolphins and sharing the food within the pod. The discovery, detailed in a study published in the journal Frontiers in ...

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 ...

There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in our region’s waters, according to the most recent count released by the Center for Whale Research. It is one of the lowest tallies since the ...

Whale-watchers on Monterey Bay in California got a treat as four separate pods of killer whales visited the area, photos and video show. “Incredible!! Killer whales all over the bay,” read a ...

Today, "and more" consisted of a 25-foot-long fake orca whale and a 30-foot-long beluga whale. Logan Foster, a warehouse worker for Battle Creek Habitat for Humanity, said he and a volunteer went ...

in 1971. Payne, who had helped discover and record humpback whale song a few years prior, was struck by the fact that many toothed cetaceans, such as killer whales and dolphins, are highly social ...