The adult female, seeking a new home with her calf after the closure of Marineland in France, faces the grim reality of ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

Scientists confirm that orcas and dolphins have lost the ability to return to dry land due to irreversible evolutionary ...

A 40-foot gray whale carcass was found at Dockweiler Beach with bite marks from either sharks or killer whales.

Today, there are only 73 southern resident orcas left, fewer than when they were listed for protection, and their risk of extinction is accelerating.

San Diego says SeaWorld owes millions of dollars in unpaid rent, but PETA alleges "the city is proposing that it let the ...

Animal rights group lodges concerns with City Council after filing a formal objection in federal court to a deal on ...

Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers as they explore the lives of killer whales. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming together to create powerful ...

In 2012 the journalist David Kirby caused a sensation with his book “Death at Sea World: Shamu and the dark side of the killer whales in captivity”. One year later the documentary “Blackfish” was ...

Cetaceans in UK waters are nothing new. Minke whales, dolphins and porpoises are often seen off the British coast. But recent sightings of a much bigger visitor have caused both excitement and ...