Previous studies have shown certain populations of orcas harassing and killing porpoises, but without consuming them. Matriarch orca ‘Dakota’ propels dolphin into air while hunting (Maikol ...

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A pod of killer whales have been spotted hunting down dolphin prey, before sharing the catch with their friends. Photos show the moment the orcas attacking dusky dolphins in the Humboldt Current ...

The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...

What's even more surprising is the way the orcas then divvied up and shared their kills, similar to the way a human family might: the mother holding the kill in her mouth so her baby could take bites.

May 15, 2024 — A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between dives. The researchers used drone footage and biological data from tags suction-cupped to ...

sometimes stunning or killing it instantly. Other tactics include wave-washing, where a group of orcas will work together to create waves by swimming rapidly toward an ice floe where a seal is ...

Previous studies have shown certain populations of orcas harassing and killing porpoises, but without consuming them. Recent studies have attempted to explain the strange behaviour of orcas ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has uncovered key information about what resident killer whale populations are eating.

While following an elusive group of orcas off the coast of Chile, researchers found the first evidence of them hunting dusky dolphins, according to a new study. Photo from Mike Doherty ...