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 ...

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 ...

Off the Pacific coast of Canada, scientists have captured something that challenges long‑held assumptions about life in the sea: killer whales and dolphins moving in sync as they pursue the same prey.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Orcas don’t just swim; they dominate. By hunting in highly coordinated pods, these “wolves of the sea” can take down ...

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.