Killer whales are not known for attacking people. The attacks and subsequent deaths that orcas have caused have taken place when killer whales have been taken into captivity and kept in small tanks, ...

Videos show a rare instance of a pod of killer whales attacking and attempting to devour two adult gray whales in Monterey Bay, California.

Some say they got this name because sailors noticed their ability to dispatch enormous whales and dubbed them ‘whale killers’ ...

A TikTok video claiming a marine trainer, Jessica Radcliffe, was attacked and killed by an orca has been making rounds online. According to the clips circulating on social media, the 23-year-old ...

But such attacks are quite common, logical, and had been seen several times before, per an expert. Orcas target fatty organs because they get the most nutrients for the least effort, he said. A ...

While scientists are still trying to figure out why exactly the orcas have it out for boats at sea, some have suggested that it’s simply a sign that they’re having fun. “They don’t care if it’s a ...

A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco, officials confirmed to ABC News. Two people were on board the vessel when the incident occurred ...

The 50-year-old orca had been at SeaWorld Orlando for 40 years and was one of just five killer whales at the park.