Odontocetes, or whales with teeth, use echolocation to hunt their food with sound rather than sight. They eat squid, octopus, fish, prawns, crustaceans and other marine mammals, sucking in their ...

The successful hunter lets their closest relatives eat first. Off the coast of Chile, in South America, scientists are tracking one shy group of killer whales to learn more about them. The waters ...

Under these circumstances, killer whales have been known to hunt and prey on moose. This unusual predator-prey dynamic is not widely known, which is a shame as it demonstrates the versatility of ...

Southern resident killer whales of the Pacific are a group ... They suggest it is also possible that the whales have trouble eating at different times of the year; they may find enough salmon ...

Whether out of forgiveness, fading memory or just simple animal behavior, the Southern Resident orcas’ L pod — one of three ...

Members of the J Pod were spotted Tuesday afternoon off Blake Island as we learn that a member of the K Pod has likely died.

Researchers captured Southern Resident killer whales on camera during an Oct. 29 outing. NMFS #27038/DFO SARA 388 Screengrab ...

Killer whales are apex predators with a varied diet, but not all orcas eat the same things. Dr. García Cegarra explained that orca populations can be assigned to different ecotypes based on their ...

For the first time in half a century, a group of killer whales, or orcas, returned to a cove in Washington's Puget Sound. Penn Cove is known for a roundup by hunters that took place in the 1970s.

Two baby orcas were seen practicing their hunting skills on a bird in California, a whale watching group said. Morgan Quimby Screengrab from @Monterey_bay_whale_watch on Instrgram Onlookers got to ...