Some say they got this name because sailors noticed their ability to dispatch enormous whales and dubbed them ‘whale killers’ ...

ABOARD A BOAT IN THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR — From the surface, the azure waters seem calm and inviting in this narrow patch where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea. Spain’s arid coast looms ...

Where there are Chinook salmon, the orcas will likely follow — including the mouth of the Columbia River. Despite what can feel like a desperate and futile effort to save the region’s venerated ...

About 50 volunteers gathered at Puget Sound Public Farms in Stanwood Saturday, Oct. 18, with a mission to improve the environment for local salmon and orcas. The event was part of an international ...

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators. Hakeem Jeffries says Obamacare subsidy extension 'will pass ...

When an orca hunts salmon, it clicks and buzzes. It sends a beam of sounds from its nasal passages into the murky depths in hopes that the sound waves will bounce back and reveal the location of its ...

While well documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal ...

For $300, you can head over to the Battle Creek Habitat for Humanity ReStore and purchase your very own. On Thursday afternoon, the store posted a photo of the whale sitting outside their doors with a ...

The ocean is full of mighty hunters. Two of the most feared are the shark and the orca (killer whale). Sharks are ancient, solitary predators. They have rows of razor-sharp teeth, whereas orcas are ...