Orcas in captivity sometimes attack humans. Captive killer whales have been linked to four human deaths and many other violent incidents. For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved ...

Orcas, also called killer whales, are apex predators of the ocean. Their intelligence, hunting skills, and sheer power make ...

While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a sperm whale. The underwater attack—which was organized and bloody ...

The Broader Implications for Marine Research. Image generated by Linnea for AATG using DALLE-E. “Listen to these Orca whales imitate human speech” by The Journal via youtube In this extraordinary ...

Anglers off the coast of Honduras captured rare footage of a pod of orcas eating a sperm whale, according to a new study. Photo from Felix Rottmann, UnSplash While fishing off the coast of ...

When you hear the word killer whale, you immediately imagine a vicious hunter in your head, fearsome and evil. But there was never a recorded attack on a human being in the wild. Below, you can find ...

Imagine hearing a killer whale say "hello" or "bye-bye"—it sounds like a scene from a sci-fi movie, but this phenomenon is backed by science. A 2018 study has revealed that orcas, one of the ocean's ...

The recent autopsy of a partially devoured great white shark confirms a brutal hunting trend—killer whales around the world are not afraid to attack the fearsome fish, especially when they get a ...

For the first time, DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ...

If this negative language is used, then the only attacks will be on the orcas themselves as sailors attempt to take matters into their own hands.” Orcas – also commonly known as killer whales ...

While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a sperm whale. The underwater attack — which was organized and bloody ...