Killer whales rarely risk hunting leopard seals – Antarctica’s second top predator. But when reinforcement whales appear, this group of killer whales has a technique for capturing this aggressive ...

Whales and dolphins are some of the smartest animals on Earth – and when it comes to hunting prey, they are particularly ...

The first time the Weddell seal notices the orcas, it’s already surrounded. Until moments before, it had been resting on an ice floe deep in an Antarctic channel. Then three killer whales’ heads ...

The waters off California have grown quieter, and scientists are listening. New research from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has found a sharp decline in the number of blue whale ...