Toñi, the oldest known Iberian orca, surfaced in the Strait of Gibraltar with wounds conservationists believe were caused by ...

Six transient orcas made a rare appearance at the Ballard Locks near Ballard/Magnolia earlier this week, drawing crowds of ...

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of ...

In two incidents documented in Mexico’s Gulf of California, orcas worked together to blast sunfish into smithereens after they had killed the enormous animals ...

Scientists captured video of orcas ramming into sunfish with such force that the fish exploded. The behavior may be for fun as well as for feeding, they report.

Spain's Environment Ministry has ordered an investigation into the likely shooting of a rare Iberian orca that was filmed ...

There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in Puget Sound, according to the most recent count released by the Center for Whale Research. It is one of the lowest tallies since the center counted 71 ...

While sightings like these are rare, it’s not impossible for orcas to have traveled this close to the Locks before.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An endangered orca identified as J36 was seen carrying its dead newborn ...

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Orcas have been known to slap around stingrays, punt seals into the air and otherwise play with their food. But killer whales don’t just toy with live prey. Some also seem to enjoy destroying the ...