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

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

Eba stands at the bow of research vessel Cheena, cruising the waters of the Canadian Gulf Islands where killer whales were ...

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

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

World’s loneliest whale died weeks after millionaire’s pledge to help free orca after 50years She was brutally stolen from her mother aged four and used as the aquarium's star attraction for ...

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 ...

In nearly every case, the orca waited around after dropping the food, as if to see what the person would do. In seven situations, when the human didn’t accept the offering, the whale made ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the film “Free Willy” captured hearts worldwide in 1993, few viewers realized they were watching a real orca with his own remarkable story. Behind the cinematic tale of a boy helping a captive ...