ALERT BAY, British Columbia — You’re floating in the ocean when a massive killer whale approaches and gently releases a piece of prey right in front of you, then waits to see what you’ll do. It might ...

Footage from Gone Whale Watching San Diego shows Fin the rescue dog getting close to two wild humpback whales while out with ...

In the heart of the Arctic Circle, one young woman dives into icy waters for the experience of a lifetime—swimming alongside wild killer whales. With only 4 hours of daylight, freezing temps, and raw ...

Scientists believe that the kissing-like behavior likely reinforces "social bonds" between the animals Scientists have recorded the wild orcas engaging in "tongue-nibbling" — a social behavior similar ...

Why do killer whales (orcas) in captivity kill humans, whereas this doesn't happen in the wild? Federal hearings on the safety of keeping killer whales in captivity began this week, convened by the ...

Wikie, 23, and her son Keijo, 11, are the last two captive orcas in France left at closed Marineland Antibes where conditions ...

Two killer whales have been caught "kissing" on camera in a fiord in northern Norway. A group of snorkelers-turned-citizen-scientists captured the moment last October, and now the internet is going ...

Killer whales in aquariums regularly eat ice cubes, even though ice provides no calories or nutrients. It's a curious practice that has generated many questions because wild orcas never encounter ice ...

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other – the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals. The whales bite off the end of a kelp stalk, ...