Grabbing a meal with a friend is way better than dining solo — and killer whales agree. The whales prefer to hunt for herring in pairs, researchers report July 3 in Current Biology. These cetaceans ...

In nature, fights are often not between equals. Several beings take plenty of training beforehand to become successful in these fights. This is what a pod of orcas is doing in footage from the BBC's ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review spanning two decades has revealed a little-known, yet intriguing behavior.

The killer whales ripped the liver out of a shark and passed it around—only the second time orcas have been seen engaging in ...

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 - ...

A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales.

Drones flying along the coast of Norway captured footage of orcas hunting using a “highly coordinated” strategy involving the division of labor. Photo from Mike Doherty, UnSplash While studying orcas ...

Orca moms teach their young how to pretend-drown each other, first-of-its-kind footage shows. The brutal training session teaches orcas the skills needed to kill the largest animal that has ever lived ...