SCIENTISTS have been left baffled after 26 orcas mysteriously washed up dead on a beach. The mass stranding of the killer ...

The scientists are working on-site to collect biological samples, analyse possible injuries, and measure environmental parameters.

Orcas have been known to display an array of anthropomorphic-seeming behaviors, from playing to mourning and even scuttling boats. Now, killer whales have been observed making out in the wild for the ...

MIAMI — Officials have shut down early the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean — a vital food source for whales that also helps fight climate change — exceeded ...

While well documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal ...