Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

KILLER whales have been spotted giving gifts to humans in “extremely unusual” behaviour, baffled scientists say. Dozens of ...

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions ...

A team of researchers from Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico has documented 34 unique interactions in which wild orcas ...

As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

In the deep blue waters of the world’s oceans, some of the most intelligent and social creatures on Earth are engaging in ...

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

A new interactive tool illuminates the fraught world of the whale, overlaying tracking data for seven species with hazards ...

Combined with their recent fad for sinking yachts, killer whales are starting to look like the Robin Hoods of the sea.

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...