and Chile have brought to light their research investigation on the elasticity of killer whales in mimicking other unknown sounds. Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study ...

Over time, that name morphed into "killer whales." Scientists don't know whether orcas kill for fun. The marine mammals do some things, like killing and tossing dead porpoises in the air ...

Behind me, I hear a rush of breath—the sound of a killer whale expelling ... to observe and record the behaviour of the pack ice killer whales known as B1s. And finally, after days spent ...

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

Killer whales have large, complex brains. They teach hunting techniques to their young, adapt to new prey, and communicate using unique dialects within their pods. Recent incidents show orcas ...

The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for ... a federally protected endangered group of fish-eating killer whales stretching from British Columbia ...

Her newest calf, a female known as J61 to researchers, was first spotted on December 20 in the Puget Sound area on Washington ... the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest ...