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

By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a killer whale named after an Aztec emperor is leading his pod on routine takedowns of the largest fish in the sea: whale sharks. There have been ...

KILLER whales have declared war on the world's biggest sharks as they train themselves in new deadly skills to kill the sea beasts. Orcas have been spotted in the Gulf of California hunting down ...

The whale shark can grow to be the world's largest fish species, so the smaller orcas have figured out how to collaboratively ...

Orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted hunting whale sharks, the world's largest shark species, that can grow up to 40 feet -- which has surprised the scientists. The orca pod ...

Now, researchers in Mexico have reported four separate incidents of killer whales hunting young whale sharks for the first time. Marine biologist Erick Higuera Rivas was senior author of the ...

A pod of killer whales has developed "unique" skills to hunt the world’s biggest fish. The orcas have been spotted in the Gulf of California hunting whale sharks - which grow up to 18 meters (59 ft) ...

(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 ...