Far from the fearsome reputation implied by their name, “killer whales”, orcas sometimes offer people gifts of food. Why ...

His pod is one of 61 identified social orca units, according to data collected by the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP) during their 12 years studying the killer whales. [See photos of Iceberg ...

National Geographic said it captured the first footage of killer whales rubbing up against an iceberg. The orcas may be using the iceberg to exfoliate their skin, which also had a build up of algae.

Call him the tip of the iceberg. Six years ago, on 11 August 2010, whale researchers working in the western North Pacific encountered something very unusual: a white male killer whale, or orca .

It seems like not a day goes by without orcas exhibiting some brand new unexpected behavior. Now, we can add making out to ...

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An "incredibly rare" orca behavior has been captured on video for the first time. Stunning drone footage from the upcoming National Geographic documentary series Incredible Animal Journeys shows a ...

In 2012, a whale named "Iceberg" was photographed off the coast of Kamchatka in eastern Russia. In 2023, whale observers recorded video of an all-white orca calf off the coast of Southern California .

Orca whales were discovered with a toilet paper chemical in their livers and skeletal muscles. It's just the 'tip of the iceberg' for one of the most contaminated marine mammals in the world.

The contaminants add to a long list of chemicals found in Southern Resident and Bigg's orcas, both of which are at risk of extinction.

The population of southern resident killer whales is ... whale-watching boats already have ... as well as several other types of whales. Alki Beach in Seattle and Iceberg Point on Lopez ...

The killer whale was nicknamed "Iceberg." White killer whales were also photographed amongst a pod off the Kuril Islands, between the Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaido in 2014.