The apex predators have offered up fish, birds, turtles and whales to humans around the world, according to the study.

Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative ...

Orcas, famous for their striking black and white markings, measure between 23 to 32 feet in length and can weigh up to six ...

Researchers have identified a fascinating behavior in killer whales, aka orcas: they sometimes offer to share their prey with ...

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...

Scientists documented 34 remarkable cases of wild killer whales trying to give food to humans across four oceans over 20 ...

There have been four known fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s, but all of these have been by killer whales in captivity.

"In the past, killer whales have, for example, worked in [cooperation] with humans on boats to hunt other whales during the whaling era." A file photo of two orcas hunting. Orcas are very social ...

A traumatized female orca could be behind the increased killer-whale attacks on boats. A traumatic event may have triggered a change in White Gladis' behavior, experts told LiveScience. They ...

Attacks by orcas, or killer whales, ... The highly intelligent animals are known to be generally peaceful, especially toward humans, and before 2020, ...

So why are killer whale attacks so rare? Emma Luck, a marine-mammal researcher at the University of Alaska, told me that a big part of it is just that orcas don’t encounter humans as often.

Scientists observed an orca whale killing a great white shark by itself and believe it may be one of the first recorded solo killer whale attacks on a great white shark.