Orcas (Orcinus orca) usually feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. But in the Gulf of California, this pod may have acquired new skills that help them hunt whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) .

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills ... Science documents a number of hunting events in the Gulf of California between 2018 and 2024, captured in photographs ...

The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds Kelsey Williamson Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on ...

Using microphones submerged 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, scientists have learned that whale and dolphin populations were still declining 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon ...

Garret Graves (R-La.) that could prohibit vital Endangered Species Act protections for critically endangered Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whales. There are about 50 of the whales left in the entire world.

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of ...

A pod of orcas spotted two weeks ago off Orange County ... The “transient” animals have a large range, from southeast Alaska to the Mexico border.

On four occasions caught on video, a group of orcas preyed on whale sharks in the Gulf of California. The orcas would work together to hit the whale shark until it turned upside down. Image ...

Scientists have detected fentanyl and other drugs in dozens of dolphins from the Gulf of Mexico, which could have large implications on the overall health of the oceans, they say. The research began ...