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 ...

Luverne had 22 first downs to 14 for Moose Lake and had 351 total yards to the Rebels' 283. But three turnovers and six penalties hurt Luverne's chances. All of Moose Lake's yards came on the ground.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

The orca "slurped in the liver and then the whale shark just fell and descended down, with no movement," James Moskito of Ocean Safaris told Live Science.

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed doing the same thing in the 1980s.

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.

The solo orca attack, observed by scientists in June 2023, included an 8.2-foot-long shark, which the whale killed in under two minutes.

Orca sightings in New England are still a novelty Old Thom tends to range from Cape Cod Bay to the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy, she said. While he is a "regular," marine scientists say it's ...

The adult male killer whale Moctezuma and five other killer whales (two adult females, two juveniles, one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters.