Researchers used DNA evidence to confirm orcas killed a 15-foot great white shark discovered mangled on an Australian beach.

Over a year after a 15-foot great white shark was found dead with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, ...

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...

One explanation is that they have been given the name “killer” or “killer whale” because unbelievable quantities of devoured animals have been found in stranded or dead killer whales ... the larger ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

Mother orca Tahlequah is continuing to carry her burden of grief: a dead calf that she now has been refusing to let go of for at least 11 days. Tahlequah is the orca whose story shocked the world ...

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SeaWorld announced it will build new, larger habitats for its Orca whales. The announcement comes after the company on Wednesday saw its shares fall more than 30 percent as it faces ...

The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it over her head and gripping its tiny fin with her teeth, to stave off the inevitable. Just as she did in 2018 — when she spent 17 days ...