Moose may also venture into the water to keep cool in the summer. Unfortunately for moose, when they are out swimming in the open ocean, they are at risk of being hunted by orca pods.

The orca's was so violent with Brancheau that part of her scalp was "forcibly torn from the head," the autopsy said. The 40-year-old trainer was at ease with the killer whale and had just petted ...

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the coastline in Washington state, surprising scientists and intriguing orca watchers. The critically endangered ...

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

In May, researchers captured orcas hunting whale sharks in unprecedented detail. Here, see the aftermath: An orca swims with shark carrion in its mouth. For the first time, scientists have ...

There were only 20 right whale calves spotted during the 2023-2024 season. 50 calves are needed on average annually for multiple years to stop the decline. Since 2017, the whales have been ...

An orca off the coast of California was seen "slurping" the liver of a live shark. Once it had its fill, the orca let the rest of the shark sink to the bottom of the ocean to die.

This is the story of a wildly ambitious science experiment to return a captive orca to the ocean — while the world watched. A new limited podcast series from Serial Productions and the New York ...

Orcas are incredibly intelligent and work together in groups when they hunt their prey. They are fast and powerful swimmers, reaching speeds of over 30 miles per hour (much faster than a moose at ...