Wild killer whales have been documented offering food to humans 34 times across four oceans, waiting to see how people respond before taking the items back. Scientists believe this behavior represents ...

Killer whales are one of the most intelligent animals; only humans have a larger brain relative to their body size, according ...

The population of Bigg’s killer whales — which is believed to be in the hundreds — has grown since the government stopped ...

SEATTLE -- Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions ... Towers recalled a seabird brought to him by an orca alongside his research boat. "I collected it and chucked it back in the water and the killer ...

A recent report reveals that wild orcas, Orcinus orca, also known as killer whales, sometimes offer food to humans, according to the report’s lead author, Jared Towers, executive director of Bay ...

Scientists have recorded the wild orcas engaging in "tongue-nibbling" — a social behavior similar to "making out" or French kissing — for the first time ever. Details on the documentation of this rare ...

The orca, also known as the killer whale, is one of the most fearsome predators of the ocean. With incredible speed, strength, and intelligence, orcas dominate the seas, preying on everything from ...

Wild, never-before seen orca makeout footage stuns Scientists caught a surprisingly steamy underwater encounter on camera for the very first time.

To start a kelp-based grooming session, an orca places the bull kelp stipe on its face and nuzzles against another killer ...

For the first time, scientists from around the world have come up with a plan to save the critically endangered southern ...

Only 73 southern resident killer whales are left, but researchers believe there is a way to save the species. For the first ...