It would seem that the great white shark would be the undisputed top of the ocean’s food chain. Humans and sea creatures fear this monstrous apex predator with powerful jaws filled with razor-sharp ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...

As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for ...

Off the western coast of Australia, ocean giants showed off a rarely seen behavior, researchers said. Matt Hardy via Unsplash With bodies that can grow longer than school buses, it may come as a ...

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The two orcas -- also known as killer whales -- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...

The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...

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Marine experts say there could be many reasons why porpoises have died on the Northumberland coast Killer whale v shark: Solo orca eats great white A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been ...

A team of scientists and filmmakers heads to Antarctica to study the most sophisticated hunts in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. Show more In ...

An orca who drew international attention when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles seven years ago is experiencing heartbreak all over again. Scientists initially ...