The species Orcinus orca, generally known as orcas or killer whales, is made up of many genetically distinct populations ...

A new species of killer whale has been discovered off the southern coast of Chile. Researchers from San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography say the whales look distinctly different than orcas.

3/4/25 - SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES IN MONTEREY BAY!We had an absolutely amazing day with K Pod and likely others today (thank you to Center for Whale Research for help with the IDs, as well as ...

Biologists discovered killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon, a behavior never before documented in this ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern resident” killer ...

Scientists know a surprising amount of information about Southern Resident Killer Whales, but once the whales leave their ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 8, the Center for Whale Research announced ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, ...

A pod of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales were spotted off the coast of Monterey Bay, California. The whales rely on Chinook salmon as their primary food source, but salmon populations are ...