New research reveals that wild orcas, or killer whales, sometimes offer food to humans, challenging assumptions about animal social behavior. According to Smithsonian Magazine, researchers have ...

Wild orcas occasionally approach humans and offer us food, according to a new study — but scientists aren't sure why. Researchers have documented dozens of cases of orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as ...

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are ...

They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why? Food sharing amongst orcas can also be extended to ...

SEATTLE – Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop relationships with humans, researchers have found. In each of the ...

Off the Pacific coast of Canada, scientists have captured something that challenges long‑held assumptions about life in the ...

In the fall of 2018, a lone killer whale approached a boat in the Pacific Ocean. It didn’t attack the vessel — as has happened numerous times in recent years. Instead, it offered up an unexpected gift ...

Biologists discovered killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon, a behavior never before documented in this population.

A YouTube video from BioArk delves into the hunting and killing methods of orcas, specifically their approach to targeting moose. It may sound impossible when you think of a sea mammal hunting a land ...

Kayleigh Nicole Grant detailed an unforgettable dive with a pod of orca whales, describing what it was like to swim close to the giant animals underwater The professional diver explained how the ...

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' motives are uncertain, but the sharing behavior could be an attempt at a ...