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

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 ...

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

Killer wh ales appear to be inviting humans for lunch, a new study suggests. The research investigated unusual occurrences of ...

There have been four known fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s, but all of these have been by killer whales in captivity. U.S. ... there are other killer whale populations that only eat mammals.

Attacks by orcas, or killer whales, on boats in the Strait of Gibraltar are increasing. But why are these seemingly peaceful creatures becoming dangerous.

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

KILLER whales, despite their name, have been involved in very few recorded attacks on humans - at least in the wild. But when held in captivity, the majestic creatures can turn violent or even ...

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

Killer Whale Revolution Continues: Orca Attacks Another Boat, Stepping Up Hostilities Against Invasive Humans. Yet another instance of a seemingly coordinated killer whale attack has been reported ...

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.

Attacks by orcas, or killer whales, on boats in the Strait of Gibraltar are increasing. But why are these seemingly peaceful creatures becoming dangerous.