Over a dozen orcas were spotted struggling for air after getting trapped in ice sheets off northern Japan
A local wildlife organization said it saw about 13 orcas (not pictured) struggling for air off the coast of Hokkaido,…
Orcas killed a great white shark for its liver in Australia, scientists confirmed, leaving the sharks one less place to hide
A Great White Shark surfaces from the water near a person’s outstretched hand. Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images A great…
Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling the orcas exactly where to find them
The female orca was observed caring for a baby pilot whale. Getty Images Some sailors off the Iberian coast are…
Fight, flight, or urine: 6 ways people have tried to keep orcas from destroying their boats
An orca slightly breaches the water between two boats in Alaska. Joel Rogers/Getty images Orcas have been ramming, damaging, and…
9 orcas have died so far this year after they were trapped in fishery equipment off the coast of Alaska
Nine killer whales have died after being caught in fishery equipment off the Alaska coast this year. Enrique Marcarian/Reuters Nine…
Stunning video appeared to show 2 humpback whales trying to save a seal from a pod of orcas, but the seal may have been trying to hide behind the gentle giants
Orcas sometimes prey on humpback whale calves. Kara Capaldo/Getty Images; Ron Sanford/Getty Images National Geographic captured humpback whales interrupting orcas…
Orcas may just be the beginning. Whales and humans are likely to have more strange encounters in the future.
Orcas have been ramming boats near Spain and Portugal; Gray whales in Baja Mexico frequently approach boats and let humans…
Meet the family of orcas thought to be behind the recent boat encounters and attacks — White Gladis’ pod
A group of orcas, including a calf, swim in the Strait of Gibraltar. Arturo de Frias photography/Getty Images White Gladis,…
Orcas in general don’t pose a threat to humans — but any encounter with a massive, wild animal has its risks
Orca whales are curious animals that will approach your boat. Portland Press Herald / Contributor / Getty Images Orcas have…
There are 2 very different theories for why orcas are ramming into boats. Experts still can’t agree on one.
Orcas are curious animals. Portland Press Herald / Contributor / Getty Images Orcas are ramming into boats and tearing off…