Researchers used DNA evidence to confirm orcas killed a 15-foot great white shark discovered mangled on an Australian beach.

But while playing catch with a dead porpoise could be a form of play ... and many other violent incidents. For instance, a SeaWorld orca named "Tilikum" was involved in three human deaths.

One explanation is that they have been given the name “killer” or “killer whale” because unbelievable quantities of devoured animals have been found in stranded or dead killer whales ... the larger ...

A damning exposé of SeaWorld and those who sail within her, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s seminal documentary Blackfish focuses on killer whale ... Dick Johnson Is Dead instead functions as a ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) Researchers expressed ...

Last year, former SeaWorld orca Keto, who hit world headlines in 2009 after an incident where he killed his trainer, died prematurely at Loro Parque, a large zoo and marine park in Tenerife.

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn’s carcass in waters off Victoria. The Center for Whale Research says in a ...

A mother orca is continuing to carry the dead body of her calf that died about two weeks ago, according to the Center for Whale Research. In a Facebook post, the US-based research center said that ...

An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made headlines in 2018 when she carried her ...

In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca known as J35 (Tahlequah) carries the carcass of her dead calf in the waters of Puget Sound off West Seattle, Wash., on Jan. 1. The calf died more ...

The Orca is one such fish but fortunately, players have multiple opportunities to try and reel in this rare beauty. While catching an Orca isn’t the easiest of feats, taking part in Orca ...