Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are one of the ocean’s most powerful predators. Despite their nickname, attacks on humans are extremely rare. While orcas are capable of harming people, most ...

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A brush with kelp may help some killer whales clean up nicely. The killer whales’ grooming habit was among the first things Michael Weiss and colleagues saw using a new drone with “really intense” ...

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New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they’ve modified, and researchers think it’s the first time researchers have documented marine mammals making tools.

NEW YORK (AP) — When a killer whale slowly circled back toward wildlife photographer Brian Skerry in the middle of the ocean after discarding the giant sting ray it was devouring, panic is not what ...

Three orcas that had not previously been recorded in the Seattle area have delighted whale watchers with several visits just ...