Footage captured in May 2022 shows an aerial view of killer whales hunting and killing great white sharks at Mossel Bay, ...

orcas are actually the largest member of the dolphin family. They were given the nickname by early sailors who observed them hunting in groups and preying on larger whale species. They have been ...

The recent autopsy of a partially devoured great white shark confirms a brutal hunting trend—killer whales around the world ...

A new study provides the first DNA evidence that killer whales in Australia hunt white sharks for their nutrient-rich livers.

The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...

Scientists said the presence of killer whale DNA on the great white shark was the result of a "true predation event".

We don't know how frequently these events occur in Australian waters and therefore how significant these findings are,' said ...

At the time, researchers believed they knew what had managed to kill this shark, but they could not confirm it. Now, however, ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...

Orcas, also called killer whales, are apex predators of the ocean. Their intelligence, hunting skills, and sheer power make ...

This story appears in the July 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. There are no orcas to speak of in Western literature. Although they look like mythic creatures, with their sleek bodies ...

But while playing catch with a dead porpoise could be a form of play, it could also be hunting practice. Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family. Males are bigger than females ...