In the battle of killer whale vs. shark, one of these two apex predators has a decided advantage, and this holds true even if you narrow it to the fiercest of shark the species, the great white.

Scientists say the implications of a killer whale hunting solo, rather than in a group, could be huge for the local ecosystem Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) – A survey crew that has spent the past five years tracking whale locations just had their first orca sighting — off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. According to a ...

This harrowing footage shows a lonely killer whale circling its tank and thrashing around, having outlived its friends and offspring. Kiska, dubbed the "world's loneliest orca," circled the perimeter ...

ALASKA -- An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Thursday morning was freed with the help of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ...

An uptick in killer whale attacks off Europe's Iberian coast are suspected to be the result of learned behavior. And experts believe that the attacks—which began to spike in 2020 and have led to ...