The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds ...

But in Expedition Killer Whale, we set out on a mission to reveal an entirely different side to these killer whales. This film really dives deep into the matriarchs - the females that lead their ...

Orcas off the coast of Mexico have devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks, and marine scientists have documented the behavior for the first time.

In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.

Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.

In May, researchers captured orcas hunting whale sharks in unprecedented detail. Here, see the aftermath: An orca swims with shark carrion in its mouth. For the first time, scientists have ...

Drone footage from a 2019 research survey shows a young male orca ... saw the whales physically myself for the first time in 1987,” Giles said. “These whales were on the west side of San ...

The research team say the orcas may be targeting whale sharks' ventral side because there their bodies are thought to be the least protected. For example, there is less muscle and cartilage in ...

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“While one orca was bumping him on the ventral (belly) side, the other one was bumping him on the head. Then, eventually, the whale shark is taken into an upside-down position,” he adde ...