A Killer Whale circles an ice floe with a resting Weddell seal off the western Antarctic Peninsula. Researchers found the killer whales hunting in pack ice (pack ice killer whales) preferred ...

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

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

Although they are known as killer whales ... who observed them hunting in groups and preying on larger whale species. They have been known to feed on everything from fish, seals and sea lions ...

Research confirms a great white shark that washed up on a beach in south-west Victoria was the victim of killer whale ...

A killer whale has been captured on camera flipping a seal into the air while hunting off Shetland. The still orca image was taken by Billy Arthur, of Dunnrossness, at Levenwick while Ruth Morris ...

She said: “Upon reaching Mossel Bay’s Seal Island ... "This sighting revealed evidence of solitary hunting by at least one killer whale, challenging conventional cooperative hunting behaviors ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale predation on white sharks in Australia.

Show more In Antarctica, the most sophisticated hunting behaviour in the animal kingdom takes place – killer whales creating waves to wash seals off pieces of floating ice. A team of scientists ...

In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming together to create powerful waves, they can wash seals off pieces of floating ice. Follow a team of scientists and ...

Killer whales (also called orcas ... depend on the region they inhabit and the pod's approach to hunting. These highly intelligent cetaceans have been documented creating large waves to wash seals off ...

But while playing catch with a dead porpoise could be a form of play, it could also be hunting practice ... mistook the surfer for a seal. Although wild killer whales do not intentionally harm ...