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 ...

Orcas off the coast of Mexico have devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks, and marine scientists have documented the behavior for the first time.

Off the coast of Mexico, a gang of orcas led by a large adult male have learned how to hunt whale sharks, which are the ...

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

“You can clearly see how all the members of the orca pod are trying to bring down the whale shark,” Higuera Rivas said. “While one orca was bumping him on the ventral (belly) side, the other ...

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

The dinner menu for the world’s orca whales is pretty varied. Some, like the crafty transient killer whales in the Pacific northwest, use canyons to hunt other marine mammals, while others feast on ...

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 ...