Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and ...

Marine biologists have documented a remarkable hunting strategy employed by killer whales in the southern Gulf of California, in which they harvest whale sharks' organs. Researchers in Mexico have ...

By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a killer whale named after an Aztec emperor is leading his pod on routine takedowns of the largest fish in the sea: whale sharks. There have been ...

Killer whales surface to breath before taking whale shark down and delivering a rapid ... A whale shark’s undercarriage — or ventral side — has less protection from bone or cartilage than its dorsal ...

Killer whales surface to breath before taking whale shark down and delivering a rapid, final blow. Image: Kelsey Williamson. Researchers observed four hunting events in the Gulf of California where ...

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters (60 feet ...

These predation events, documented between 2018 and 2024, reveal a coordinated and strategic approach by a pod of killer whales. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and orcas (Orcinus orca) are each ...

A pod of killer whales has revived a curious trend from the 1980s in which they swim around with dead salmon balanced on their heads. Scientists observed the whales exhibiting the unusual activity ...