Tilikum was captured as a young orca and removed from his pod before he was fully grown. He spent decades performing in small tanks, far from the open ocean he was built for. Over the years, he became ...

With breaches and tail slapping, a pod of orcas put on a show near Seattle on Friday.The close encounter attracted dozens of ...

In Patagonia, killer whales snatch seal lion pups from the shore. But as Steve Backshall recalls, these apex predators don’t just kill for food: they kill for fun. When filming in the region, the ...

'Amongst all the different killer whale populations around the world, there's only a couple that have been observed doing this behavior,' one expert said Francois Gohier/VW Pics/Universal Images Group ...

Sperm whales are the planet's largest 'active' hunters - blue whales and fin whales may be mightier, but as filter feeders, don't target individual prey items. However, size alone doesn't make sperm ...

Thirty killer whales viciously attacked a Dutch family's yacht off Portugal's coast, just several weeks after a similar attack involving orcas. According to the Independent, the incident happened ...

Several killer whales course through the Pacific Coastline in this undated photo. Scientists know a surprising amount of information about the Southern Resident Killer Whales, the beloved iconic ...

Humpback whales seem to be lingering longer than before off Ventura. December also typically marks the start of gray whale sightings locally. Whale watching boats report humpback whales have started ...