Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

There are five types of killer whale in Antarctica, but only three found in these waters, near the peninsula south of South ...

An 'imminent threat' assessment in November 2024 set a ticking legal clock that requires two ministers to recommend an ...

Research has confirmed killer whales were responsible for bite wounds on a dead white shark that washed up on a beach near Portland, Victoria. It is the first killer whale predation on a white ...

There were just 73 orcas left in the population as of the latest census, in July 2024.  The conservation groups are now ...

105.4 x 74.9 cm. (41.5 x 29.5 in.) ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.

The female killer whale J35 with her newborn calf J61, who died. Photograph: Center for Whale Research A grieving killer whale, known for swimming over 1,000 miles while carrying the body of her dead ...

In our commentary a decade ago, we warned that if future generations are to grow up with Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea, crucial decisions were immediately required. But all these years ...