A rarely seen pair of killer whales were recently spotted twice in one week off the coast of Scotland. The duo — known as John Coe and Aquarius — are the last surviving members of the Scottish ...

PALS on a fishing trip were stunned when they spotted what appeared to be a pod of killer whales in the Channel. David Hilton ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

Watch the extraordinary moment a pod of killer whales breached off the coast of Scotland.

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

A killer whale has repeatedly rammed a yacht off the coast of Scotland, it has emerged, in an attack reminiscent of those seen 3,000 miles further south near Gibraltar. The orca is said to have ...

Juvenile Iberian killer whales — a "unique subpopulation of killer whales that lives in the northeast Atlantic," — were first documented touching, pushing, and even turning vessels, including ...

It’s no surprise that parenthood can be demanding and sacrifices are often made for the sake of offspring. But for female killer whales, the role can be particularly challenging.

Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication.

A family pod of transient killer whales is shown in Monterey Bay, California. Two other whales, named “John Coe” and “Aquarius,” who have become popular among watchers in Scotland, were ...