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

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

This event is part of a series of documented encounters between orcas and whale sharks in the southern Gulf of California.

Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the ...

One fashion trend from the ’80s may be making a comeback – at least with killer whales. An orca has been spotted wearing a salmon hat for the first time since 1987.

Interestingly, while the lipid-rich livers are thought to be the primary target of these attacks, there was no photographic ...

Orcas were previously seen sporting salmon on their heads in the late 1980s, but it’s not clear what the behavior means.

While an orca versus whale shark matchup may seem like an epic ... occurred between 2018 and 2024 and were captured in images and videos taken by scientists and members of the public.

In the attacks, caught on video between 2018 and 2024, the orcas killed young whale sharks that gathered in the Gulf of ...

Photos and videos of the apex predators reveal how they engage in coordinated hunts in Mexican waters to take down juvenile ...

A group of sea creatures were seen hunting sea lions off the coast of California, officials said. Onlookers were able to get ...

Scientists have believed that killer whales, or orcas, could kill whale sharks for a long time, but had not been able to actually document exactly how they do it. New images from Frontiers in ...