In 2010, tragedy struck at SeaWorld Orlando when Dawn Brancheau lost her life in a gruesome attack by an orca she had worked ...

sing low-frequency songs to not only attract potential mates but also keep them safe from killer whale attacks. According to new research published in Marine Mammal Science by the University of ...

These also tend to be the species of baleen whales that flee in the face of attack from killer whales. Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales -- those that have "baleen" in ...

More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales face predatory attacks from killer whales, especially mother and calf pairs. When attacked, some species fight back, while others choose flight.

What drives humpback whales to defend other species against orca attacks? Humpback whales have been documented to defend other species against killer whale attacks. The British Broadcasting ...

For the first time, DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ...

The carcass was found on the beach at Cape Bridgewater near Portland. Famously, killer whales have been documented at length targeting white sharks in South Africa, resulting in a mass exodus of ...

DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near ...