While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a sperm whale. The underwater attack—which was organized and bloody ...

The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research.

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are apex predators known to prey on bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), particularly juveniles and calves. These killer whale attacks typically occur in Arctic and ...