In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has ...

For the first time, scientists have captured video evidence of orcas cooperatively hunting whale sharks, the largest species ...

Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the ...

A new study details how, in the Gulf of California, a pod manages to carry out coordinated attacks against the largest fish ...

(Credit: Kelsey Williamson) Orcas can get organized. When hunting for whale sharks — the world’s largest fish — a pod of killer whales appears to target the youngest most vulnerable sharks, ram them ...

Killer whales can feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked up new skills that help them hunt whale sharks—the world's largest fish ...

The research has implications beyond showing how orcas hunt. Image: Moctezuma, the adult male of the pod, is identified as one of the killer whales involved in the attack. Pic: James Moskito ...