Latest about Orcas
Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?
Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a "critical moment of agony" and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.
Extremely rare white killer whale spotted off California coast
The mostly white orca calf was spotted by a whale-watching vessel. It most likely has a pigment-related condition called leucism, experts say.
Inbreeding may be causing orca population in the Pacific Northwest to crash
Inbreeding among an endangered population of orcas off the coasts of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon is a cause for concern.
Photo shows 'massive' great white shark scarred after rare battle with 2 serial killer orcas
A pair of orcas off the coast of South Africa have been ripping open sharks and feasting on their livers for the last eight years. A great white shark that survived an attack by the serial killer brothers has now been identified through huge scars across its massive body.
2 orcas slaughter 19 sharks in a single day in South Africa, eating their livers and leaving them to rot
An orca killing spree continues in South Africa. Their target: shark livers.
Orca appears to adopt (or abduct) a baby pilot whale
Researchers have recorded an orca swimming with a pilot whale calf in a possible interspecies adoption, but how the two came together is a mystery.
Orca males are burnouts who let their moms do all the hunting, surprising study finds
Mama orcas are forgoing having more young and instead dote on their existing sons.
Grisly new footage shows orcas attacking a great white shark and eating its liver
Newly released video shows a gang of killer whales in South Africa attack and slaughter a great white shark.
