Blue whales and killer whales (orcas) are some of the largest creatures in the ocean and some of the most famous. These intelligent animals are truly amazing and share some distinct similarities.

ORCAs, the ultimate ocean predators, are capable of hunting the largest animals on Earth, including blue whales and elephant ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. ... Once the attack is successful, killer whales will devour the carcass among them.

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the ...

A pod of more than 60 orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted attacking and killing an 18-metre-long pygmy blue whale off Western Australia's coast, in what is being described as ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Why it matters: The ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — Only two births of a blue whale have ever been recorded. ... Feb. 1, 2025 — DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver.

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 ...