Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of California are hunting whale sharks using a highly specialized set of strategies to attack them. Generally, whale sharks have few predators to worry about, being the ...

This good-natured nature show, in which contestants are tasked to photograph different species of sharks all over the world, ...

The orcas hunt whale sharks that gather at feeding sites in the Gulf of California and are not fully grown. The young sharks are typically 3 to 7 meters (10 to 23 feet) in length, making them more ...

SOMMER: Whale sharks are the largest fish species on the planet, as long as a school bus. This whale shark was a juvenile, though still about 16 feet long, and the killer whale was hunting it.

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

Researchers have identified a fascinating behavior in killer whales, aka orcas: they sometimes offer to share their prey with ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...

Researchers using a new drone say they have observed killer whales finding and modifying stalks of kelp to preen each other.

The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the ocean's true apex predator, preying ...

Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of California are hunting whale sharks using a highly specialized set of strategies to attack them. Generally, whale sharks have few predators to worry about, being the ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...