The ocean is full of mighty hunters. Two of the most feared are the shark and the orca (killer whale). Sharks are ancient, solitary predators. They have rows of razor-sharp teeth, whereas orcas are ...

The great white shark’s fearsome reputation has been shaped in part by films like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea, which portray it as an unstoppable force of nature. Orcas, however, have earned their “killer ...

DEVISED A NEW STRATEGY TO KILL THE WORLD’S LARGEST FISH. FOR THE FIRST TIME, MARINE SCIENTISTS ARE SEEING HOW ORCAS HUNT WHALE SHARKS. AUTHORS OF A NEW STUDY ANALYZED FOUR SEPARATE HUNTING EVENTS IN A ...

Last Tuesday at New Zealand’s Tuatapere’s Blue Cliffs beach, bystander David Evans witnessed an orca getting into a shallow water tussle with a gang of sharks. The whale was likely herding the sharks ...

The ocean has a definite top predator. Sharks dominate discussions, in part due to their fearsome hunting abilities, and in part due to movies like Jaws. But beneath the waves, another predator ...

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Here’s the scoop on what happens when two heavyweights of ...

Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers in Antarctica studying the most sophisticated hunting strategy in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. In a remote ...

A pod of four transient killer whales — including a calf — was spotted Sunday, May 10, 2025, swimming out of the Yaquina River toward the ocean. It’s the latest in a steady stream of orca sightings ...