When they're wearing salmon hats and terrorizing yachts, it's easy, perhaps, to forget that orcas are the most fearsome large predator lurking beneath the waves. Here comes a sobering reminder. A pod ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Why it matters: The findings ...

Researchers have observed killer whales and dolphins cooperating to hunt salmon off the coast of British Columbia, marking ...

Orcas are at the top of the marine food chain, with no natural predators. From fish to seals, even great white sharks, nothing in the ocean is safe from their hunting prowess. Their ability to adapt ...

Killer whales off Mexico have developed coordinated hunting skills to take down whale sharks, adding to their reputation as the ocean's top predator. Orcas are hunting whale sharks. Is there anything ...