A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...

New Sky Nature series Whale With Steve Backshall, sees Steve, 50, have a heart-stopping encounter with a killer whale off Norway's Arctic coast.

Support for Nature: Expedition Killer Whale is provided in part by The Hite Foundation, Perpetual Kindness Foundation and Sun Hill Renewal Fund. Series funding for Nature is made possible in part ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are dangerous hunters. Once a killer whale spots its prey, other sea creatures don’t stand a chance. An orca’s sharp teeth can pierce through seals, giant ...

Frosty, a white killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Newport Beach on April 29, 2024. Photo from Delaney Trowbridge/Newport Coastal Adventure NO. 1: ‘EXTREMELY RARE’ WHITE KILLER WHALE ...

There were only 20 right whale calves spotted during the 2023-2024 season. 50 calves are needed on average annually for multiple years to stop the decline. Since 2017, the whales have been ...

A rare white killer whale was spotted in Monterey Bay, California, on Oct. 15. The orca, named Frosty, is likely white due to leucism or Chediak-Higashi syndrome, according to the tour agency that ...

This is the story of a wildly ambitious science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean — while the world watched. A new limited podcast series from Serial Productions and the New York Times.

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...

Killer whale punts a sea lion 20 feet in the air to show calf how it’s done. A killer whale calf that is several months old swims with an adult in its pod during a hunting session.

For the first time, a team of whale experts have recorded an orca caring for the offspring of another species, a long-finned pilot whale infant. With their iconic black and white markings, orcas ...

Despite the name “killer whale,” there’s only one well-documented instance of a wild orca attacking someone — Hans Kretschmer, who was bitten on the leg while surfing in California in 1972.