Ferry passengers on Scotland's west coast often celebrate spotting wildlife in the waves as they travel between the Hebdrides ...

Two well-known orcas were spotted off Scotland twice in one week, according to boat tour companies. Sightings of the pair are considered “rare,” according to a local newspaper. Photo from Bart Max, ...

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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,” ...

Northwest Pacific orcas have started wearing salmon hats again, bringing back a bizarre trend first described in the 1980s, researchers say. This is the first time they've donned the bizarre headgear ...

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 ...

Five families of orcas joined forces to hunt down and feed on a blue whale, the largest creature on the planet, in what was an extremely rare sighting off Australia. More than 60 orcas worked together ...

Orcas caused enough damage to sink a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar last week. A small pod has been slamming boats in recent years, worrying skippers charting routes closer to shore. By Isabella ...