The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds ...

Researchers have observed orcas in the Gulf of California using collaborative techniques to hunt whale sharks by targeting their less protected areas. This specialized behavior suggests an ...

Interestingly, while the lipid-rich livers are thought to be the primary target of these attacks, there was no photographic ...

Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.

Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile ...

In the attacks, caught on video between 2018 and 2024, the orcas killed young whale sharks that gathered in the Gulf of ...

Orcas are endlessly fascinating creatures. Their antics have been the focus of the internet's interest in recent years. Now, ...

Killer whales are known as apex predators in the regions they inhabit in each of the Earth's oceans, typically preying on ...

A pod of killer whales has developed "unique" skills to hunt the world’s biggest fish. The orcas have been spotted in the ...

The orcas would work together to hit the whale shark until it turned upside down. Image: A killer whale hits the ventral side of the whale shark. Pic: Kelsey Williamson Image: A killer whale hits ...

Home to over 500 different species of fish, the elusive (and rather massive) whale shark is arguably the face of the whole region as they annually aggregate here between April to August each year.