An orca swims close to the Newport Coastal Adventure boat as other whale watching boats follow off the coast of Newport Beach on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. For nearly a month, orcas have been swimming ...

Orcas, often referred to as "killer whales," have earned their intimidating nickname for a reason. These magnificent creatures, despite their beauty, are one of the most feared predators of the ocean.

Giles pointed to one incident that occurred in Alaska in 2005 when a 12-year-old boy was swimming in a few feet of water in Helm Bay when a killer whale rushed at the boy and bumped into his ...

Still, experts have described the geriatric whale as being in "remarkably good shape," the newspaper added, having outlived her tank-mate Hugo. He died of a brain aneurysm in 1980 after repeatedly ...

A female trainer was killed Wednesday by a 12,000 pound killer whale at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Fla., according to police and local media. The whale that launched the attack is called ...

Until her death of heart problems on Aug. 14, the 5,000-pound, 16-foot-long Vigga, was the park's premier animal attraction. She was 23 years old and the second orca to die at the park in the past ...

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed doing the same thing in the 1980s.

Lolita -- an orca that has lived at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years -- died Friday at the marine-life park ahead of her planned return to her native waters in the Pacific Northwest.

We did and it was a rare experience A pod of orcas has been hanging around off Southern California and whale watching charters have been giving passengers an up-close experience fit for a bucket list.