BELOVED orca Lolita, who was known for her mind-blowing tricks and decades spent in captivity, died just weeks after she was ...

When Free Willy splashed on to the silver screen in 1993, little did people imagine the wave of applause the film would ...

Two wild orcas were caught on video ‘kissing’ for 2 minutes in Norway. Scientists say it may signal social bonding or cultural behaviour never seen in the wild before ...

The orca is an apex predator. They are brilliant and often work together to take down large prey, including baby whales.

A recent study published in the research journal Oceans has added yet another interesting, human-like interaction to the pantheon of orca behaviors observed in the wild. This time, the orcas were ...

Friday Harbor Film Festival – Oct. 23-26 in local theaters only. All screenings will offer reserved seating, giving you the ...

Discovery’s Shark Week 2025 includes 20 hours of new specials and will kick off on Sunday, July 20th at 8pm ET/PT.

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

Two killer whales have been caught "kissing" on camera in a fiord in northern Norway. A group of ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.