First observed in the 1980s, the fad of orcas swimming around with dead salmon on their foreheads off Washington State seemed to have faded—until now. An orca from the southern resident population off ...

A killer whale surfaces beside a small boat, a freshly caught fish clamped in its jaws. It releases the fish near the hull, ...

Wild orcas, also called killer whales, have been seen giving gifts to humans, approaching them either in boats or on the shore with an offering in their mouths — perhaps as an act of “kindness,” ...

Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when he spotted one of the killer whales carrying something green in its mouth ...

A TikTok video is giving viewers a front-row seat to an incredibly close encounter with the ocean: an orca circling a fishing boat — and apparently eyeing the crew's tuna — before a man jumps into the ...

J17 Princess Angeline, a member of J-Pod in the endangered population of Southern Resident Killer Whales, swims through Haro Strait with her calf J53 Kiki in tow.© Monika Wieland ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Unusual orca behavior: Since 2020, Iberian orcas have rammed sailboat rudders, damaging or sinking vessels without harming people. Play over malice: Experts suggest the behavior is likely playful or a ...

Orcas have been grabbing headlines over the past few years for a very unusual reason. Since 2020, these incredible marine animals have interacted with boats in the Strait of Gibraltar in an intense ...