The ocean holds secrets we're only beginning to understand. Beneath the surface, endangered whales navigate an increasingly hostile environment filled with ship noise, pollution, and disappearing food ...

Orcas in the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico have been spotted hunting young great white sharks by flipping them over to incapacitate them before eating their energy-filled liver, new ...

A specialized shark-hunting pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has been caught on camera expertly targeting young great white sharks—flipping them upside-down to eat the energy-rich liver. The pod ...

Scientists filmed the way killer whales hunt together. These images show one of the animals turning toward the other after a tail slap delivers a shock to herring. Paolo Domenici et al., Current ...

Orcas have been known to display an array of anthropomorphic-seeming behaviors, from playing to mourning and even scuttling boats. Now, killer whales have been observed making out in the wild for the ...

Wild orcas, also called killer whales, have been seen giving gifts to humans, approaching them either in boats or on the shore with an offering in their mouths — perhaps as an act of “kindness,” ...

SEATTLE -- Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop relationships with humans, researchers have found. In each of the ...

Though rare in the area, certain pods of orcas are known to target boats, sometimes even sinking them Getty Two sailors were rescued on Monday, July 21 after a pod of orcas targeted and attacked their ...

The killer whales were captured feasting on the livers of the great white sharks in 2020 and 2022 Marco Villegas Martínez Orcas, also known as killer whales, have been captured on video footage ...

Between January 2020 and mid-2025, there were only six confirmed incidents of orcas sinking boats. Scientists are also still uncertain about why the orcas are behaving this way, but the leading theory ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Orca whales are skilled pack hunters with an ever-growing list of ...