Animal rights advocates have warned that 'time is running out' for orcas Wikie and Keijo, who remain trapped at France's now-defunct Marineland of Antibes.

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their prey with humans, according to research published in the Journal of ...

Orcas have been known to display an array of anthropomorphic-seeming behaviors, from playing to mourning and even scuttling boats. Now, killer whales have been observed making out in the wild for the ...

When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange. She closed her mouth, paused, apparently watching for Towers’ reaction and hung ...

For the last five-plus years, killer whales have been ramming – and in some cases sinking – expensive yachts, sailboats and fishing boats in the crystalline waters off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, ...

This should be a monstrous hit with viewers at the Putnam Museum, Davenport. “Humpback Whales” is a magnificent experience centered on the gargantuan creatures who, at one point, faced extinction. Now ...

Spanish authorities have issued a warning to mariners off the coast of Galicia after Iberian orcas rammed two vessels in quick succession on August 30, causing damage that required officials to rescue ...