Sailors encountering killer whales in British waters have been warned to switch off their engines and lower their sails or ...

Most scientists agree that animals do not possess the multifaceted emotional capacity to plot out a highly specific saga of ...

Orcas live in all the world's oceans, from the Arctic Ocean and Antarctica to warmer tropical seas, and in every single one ...

A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, and a European naval force in ...

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 ...

There are over 1,400 species of barnacles, but those that attach to whales (whale barnacles) and boats (acorn and goose barnacles) have developed particularly effective adhesion strategies.

A killer whale (orca) appears to offer its prey to a human. Killer whales appear to be inviting humans for lunch, a new study suggests. The research investigated unusual occurrences of orcas in ...

An endangered humpback whale was recently spotted showing severe injuries from an apparent collision with a boat near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

A humpback whale suffered a severe injury following a vessel collision at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska.

Far from the fearsome reputation implied by their name, “killer whales”, orcas sometimes offer people gifts of food. Why orcas do this is a mystery we will probably take a long time to solve, but by ...

Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop relationships with humans, researchers have found. In each of the instances ...