Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Over a year after a dead 15-foot shark was found with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA ...

According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...

Footage captured in May 2022 shows an aerial view of killer whales hunting and killing great white sharks at Mossel Bay, ...

Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...

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

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

DNA evidence has confirmed that killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver—marking the first recorded case ...

Andrew Fox, Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions.For the first time, DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

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 ...