Killer whales have been spotted hunting down dolphins - and sharing the catch ... but not all orcas eat the same things. Dr. García Cegarra explained that orca populations can be assigned to ...

Photos show the moment the orcas attacking dusky dolphins in the Humboldt Current ... so understanding what the Humboldt Current killer whales eat is a "major step" towards understanding where ...

The successful hunter lets their closest relatives eat first. Off the coast of ... the scientists documented these particular killer whales eating dusky dolphins, the first time such feeding ...

Dusky dolphins measure about 7 feet (2 meters ... orcas are known to hunt and eat sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) in waters near Chilean Patagonia. “Sei and fin whales are very similar ...

One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists and ...

Researchers have found microplastics in the breath of bottlenose dolphins. It’s the first evidence that marine mammals could ...

Whale watchers had an “incredible and unexpected sighting” off the coast of California. The viewers saw not just one, but two ...

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, ...

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing with ...

The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...

“We found that dolphins ... whale species that use sound waves to hunt for food. “We share much of our physiology with marine mammals and consume much of the seafood (they) eat, so this ...