Killer whales have been caught on camera hunting down and eating great white sharks alive. A shark-hunting pod of orcas was seen flipping their rival apex predators upside-down to paralyze them - ...

Orcas have been having a moment lately, garnering attention for intelligence hunting habits they've used to sink yachts and hunt sharks for their apparently nutrient-dense livers. On Sunday, a group ...

Off the Pacific coast of Canada, scientists have captured something that challenges long‑held assumptions about life in the ...

Orcas are renowned hunters. Now, they have surprised scientists with an unexpected twist — possibly getting help from dolphins. In the waters off British Columbia, marine ecologist Sarah Fortune and ...

Orcas have been observed eating a prickly shark for the first time, according to a new study. Photo from Mike Doherty, UnSplash Orcas are known to eat a wide variety of marine creatures, including ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is regarded ...

Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as ‘scouts’, in a surprising cooperative hunting strategy ...

SEATTLE — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto ...

As the whale watching boat slowly approached, the passengers saw something strange in the water—an 80-foot cloud of red-brown liquid. Just minutes later, an orca hurled a small whale into the air.