This is the amusing moment a killer whale nodded its head and stuck its tongue out at zoo visitors. The playful sea creature interacted with holidaymakers in Guangdong, China, on December 8.

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating — and sometimes terrifying — behaviors.

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — The whale featured in Kennywood’s Noah’s Ark attraction is soaking up the rain with a new installation. The whale received a new squishy tongue recently, the park said.

A beluga whale discovered with a harness strapped around its neck in Norwegian waters five years ago – and found dead on August 31 – had a stick stuck in its mouth and its death was not ...