A third type of killer whale roams the Pacific ... irreplaceable group. A portion of the fish-eating resident killer whales — known as Southern Residents — is already listed as endangered ...

Killer whales (also called orcas) are apex predators, meaning they are at the top of their food chain. They feed on fish and squid like other odontocetes (toothed whales) do, but will also target ...

A few months earlier, researchers reported the first instance of a lone killer whale hunting and eating a great white ... to ...

A stunning video shows an anxious baby killer whale approaching humans in a boat to rescue its mother who is stuck in a fishing net. After the rescue service experts calm down the baby whale ...

A pod of endangered Southern Resident Killer ... with one whale after she caught a salmon," Black said. "That gives me hope that with their long journeys they may find enough fish to survive ...

The blue whale has one of the largest appetites of any animal, eating up to four tonnes of krill every day ... but their diet is different to other odontocetes. Killer whales are apex predators, ...

Camera tags attached facing forward have even revealed how much fish a killer whale may consume. These tags have produced large and labour-intensive data-sets which we will be analysing further to ...

Although they look like mythic creatures, with their sleek bodies, panda-like colors, and pointy-toothed grins, killer whales ... that they were eating all our fish.” Fishermen shot orcas ...