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

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

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

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

The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near Portland in Victoria in ...

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 ...

baleen whales face predatory attacks from killer whales, especially mother and calf pairs. When attacked, some species fight back, while others choose flight. But whale species also produce loud ...