The name "killer whale" is a misnomer. Orcas, aka killer whales, are actually dolphins. Orcas are the largest member of the Delphinidae family, which includes dolphins and other species. Like dolphins ...

Some people on whale watching cruises have been treated to dramatic views recently of killer whales hunting off the San Diego coast. At least two pods of the mammals — these are native to tropical ...

For months now, pods of killer whales have been spotted off Southern California in rare appearances, which are typically uncommon for the region. Whale watching tour boats, fishing vessels, and even ...

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — When you head out to the beach, it is incredible to spot a dolphin or a manatee, but what about a whale? Debbie Maiorano says she took these photos at Pass-A-Grille Beach over ...

After what seems like an endless Shark Week, we've been treated to an extended episode of Whales Gone Wild. In the latest whale footage below shot by pro skimboarder Blair Conklin, the scene goes from ...

Move over great white sharks. Make room for another apex predator in town. Four killer whales were recently spotted south of Nantucket, a rare pod sighting in southern New England waters, while an ...

Killer whales have a grisly new technique for hunting juvenile great white sharks – and scientists caught it on camera.

Orcas have gobbled up news headlines this past year due to numerous reports of these killer whales harassing — and at times even sinking — boats, sparking countless memes and befuddlement. When they ...

Killer whales, which frequently hunt in packs, attacked and feasted on Risso dolphins Saturday about 30 miles west of La Jolla. NOAA says there are about 2,500 of these whales in the eastern North ...

A heartbreaking discovery off Lāna‘i this week. Researchers with Cascadia Research Collective found an endangered false ...

In late March 2019, researchers performing annual whale and dolphin research surveys discovered the first ever record of killer whales hunting and killing an adult blue whale. Just two weeks later a ...

Keto, a 29-year-old killer whale, called a chlorinated pool at a Spanish marine park home for nearly two decades. The ...