Orcas

The oldest known member of the Iberian orca population has been found with a series of wounds believed to be caused by shotgun pellets

Miami Seaquarium has permanently closed, but the fate of its remaining animals has been left in limbo over decisions about the park's future

The Niagara Falls theme park has threatened to kill its belgua whales if the Canadian governmnet refuses their export to China

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is heading to the UK, and this year includes Diving Into Darkness, about cave diving legend Jill Heinerth

The two-man crew of a French yacht had to be rescued after their boat was damaged by an orca in the Bay of Biscay

DNA taken from the carcass of a great white shark in Australia shows it was killed by orcas in the same manner as seen in South Africa

A new report reveals China holds the most captive orcas, bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales in the world - and is on the lookout for more

A new study suggests that a pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has developed specialised techniques for hunting whale sharks.

Attorneys call for summary judgement of Miami Seaquarium lawsuit against activist who exposed appalling conditions of captive orca

The orca known as Starboard has been witnessed killing and surgically removing a great white's liver - by himself - in under two minutes

A pod of orcas filmed trapped in a tiny break in the ice floe off the coast of Japan have released themselves, according to reports.

A volunteer crew from RNLI Longhope enjoyed an amazing encounter with a pod of orcas during a training session in Scapa Flow

Two of the oldest manatees alive have been rescued from the same Seaquarium where Lolita (Toki) the orca died earlier this year

There are no captive cetaceans in the UK - but its not illegal to keep them. Marine Connection has launched a petition to change that

The Straight of Gibraltar orcas have sunk another boat - but are they seeking revenge, or just having fun?

Miami Seaquarium criticised for moving Li'i, the Pacific white-sided dolphin tank-mate of Tokitae (aka Lolita) to SeaWorld San Antonio

Stunning footage from videographer DolphinDroneDom of orcas (killer whales) hunting dolphins off the coast of San Diego

Lolita the orca, also known as Tokitae, has died aged 57 in her tiny tank at the Miami Seaquarium, where she spent 53 years in captivity

In first known footage of its kind, orca attacks whale shark to eat its liver off Baja California coast in Mexico - but why?

Thomas Cook has announced it will cease ticket sales to any attraction featuring captive cetaceans, including dolphins, whales and orcas

From military-trained dolphins to SeaWorld’s first no orca whale marine park still housing hundreds of cetaceans, exploitation continues

Orca calf spotted near British Columbia in Southern Resident Killer Whales population - could be first calf in pod since 2021.

Nord orca, 16-year-old, dies only months after a 17-year-old orca perishes in the same controversial Russian aquarium

A highly unusual attack by an orca on a boat off Shetland draws comparisons with the three-year spate of attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar

Discover the hunting tactics, migratory patterns and lives led by the endangered orcas attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar

An orca named ‘White Gladis’ may have been traumatised by injury, triggering behaviour that other orcas imitate, attacking and damaging boats

An orca whale who has spent more than 50 years in a Florida aquarium will be released from captivity within the next two years

A new study by researchers in Iceland documents the first case of a pilot whale calf being adopted and cared for by an adult female orca.

Expedition guide and underwater photographer, Todd Thimios, fulfils his childhood dream of swimming with orcas, capturing his experience with stunning images

Shark-hunting South African orca pair, Port and Starboard, killed 17 sharks in a single day, according to Marine Dynamics scientists