The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...

For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...

This event is part of a series of documented encounters between orcas and whale sharks in the southern Gulf of California.

Orcas have been up to all sorts of things in 2024 – from sinking boats to reinstating fashion trends, these super-intelligent ...

Orcas are endlessly fascinating creatures. Their antics have been the focus of the internet's interest in recent years. Now, ...

Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...

Orcas off the coast of Mexico have devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks, and marine scientists have ...

A pod of killer whales has developed "unique" skills to hunt the world’s biggest fish. The orcas have been spotted in the ...

Orcas’ physiology should hamper their ability to catch whale sharks. “They have lungs,” says Pancaldi. The whale shark, with gills, can do infinite lurks and dive 2,000 meters deep, while its mammal ...

Interestingly, while the lipid-rich livers are thought to be the primary target of these attacks, there was no photographic ...

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and ...

Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.