Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have observed dolphins and killer whales hunting together for the first time as part of a new study released on ...

The whaling industry was wildly profitable, and decimated whale populations around the world until it was banned in the 1980s ...

Orcas acted as primary scouts by actively seeking out baleen whales and alerting the whalers by breaching and slapping their tails at the mouth of the river. This 90-year alliance proves that Orcas ...

SEATTLE — A month after gray whales began their 5,000-mile migration from Mexico to the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, three Makah families are preparing to set out with their cedar canoes and harpoons. The ...

As demand for whale meat declines at home, Norway exports it to Japan, markets it to tourists and sells it online as dog food ...

The small tribe on the northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula has asked to revise its permit application to let members ...

A pygmy sperm whale was attacked by a pod of orcas off the coast of Madeira. Orcas preying on marine mammals are rarely seen in the region. Camila Dávila Pardo/ Blue Safari Madeira As the whale ...

The hunting of large whales goes back much further in time than previously thought. New research from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering ...

Researchers have observed dolphins and killer whales hunting together for the first time as part of a new study released on Thursday, Dec. 11. The top predators joined forces to feast on salmon off ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...