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 surface to breath before taking whale shark down and delivering a rapid, final blow. Image: Kelsey Williamson. Researchers observed four hunting events in the Gulf of California where ...

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 isolated reports in ...

Expedition Killer Whale (1x60) was commissioned by Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual for BBC Two and iPlayer. It is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production for BBC and ...

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 ...

(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 ...

A whale shark being brought to the surface by killer whales. (Credit: Kelsey Williamson) In the Gulf of California, an unusual behavior has emerged among a pod of killer whales, revealing their ...

“As we drove our boat towards all that activity, we saw the unmistakable shape of a killer whale,” he recalled. “We knew immediately that we were in for something pretty special.” Based on ...

This is the shocking moment a killer whale was left to bleed beside its pool following a serious injury at an aquarium show. The footage, filmed at the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, shows the ...

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the ... Although they are known as killer whales, orcas are actually the largest ...

The adult male killer whale Moctezuma and five other killer whales (two adult females, two juveniles, one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters. The whale ...