With roughly 45 teeth, each up to 10cm long and 4cm wide, orcas are perfectly engineered for ripping and tearing prey. These ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...

Orcas in the Gulf of California appear to have gained special skills to hunt and kill the world’s largest fish, according to a new study. Whale sharks, which grow up to 18m long, are known to feed in ...

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are ...

Off the Pacific coast of Canada, scientists have captured something that challenges long‑held assumptions about life in the ...

Across the world’s oceans, killer whales share the same striking black‑and‑white look yet live radically different lives.

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