Orca (Killer Whale)

What we can learn from orca mom carrying another dead calf

Animals

What we can learn from orca mom carrying another dead calf

What we can learn from orca mom carrying another dead calf

Why these orcas are wearing salmon as hats (again)

Animals

Why these orcas are wearing salmon as hats (again)

Why these orcas are wearing salmon as hats (again)

We now know how orcas hunt the world’s largest fish

Animals

We now know how orcas hunt the world’s largest fish

We now know how orcas hunt the world’s largest fish

Noisy boat traffic may hide fish from hungry orcas

Animals

Noisy boat traffic may hide fish from hungry orcas

Noisy boat traffic may hide fish from hungry orcas

5 autumnal adventures in Campbell River, Canada

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5 autumnal adventures in Campbell River, Canada

5 autumnal adventures in Campbell River, Canada

We still haven't figured out these orca mysteries

Animals

We still haven't figured out these orca mysteries

We still haven't figured out these orca mysteries

How billions of dollars are revolutionizing ocean exploration

Science

How billions of dollars are revolutionizing ocean exploration

How billions of dollars are revolutionizing ocean exploration

Why are orcas ramming boats? They might just be bored teenagers

Animals

Why are orcas ramming boats? They might just be bored teenagers

Why are orcas ramming boats? They might just be bored teenagers

5 ways orcas are surprising scientists

Animals

5 ways orcas are surprising scientists

5 ways orcas are surprising scientists

Rogue orcas thriving on the high seas, eating big whales

Animals

Rogue orcas thriving on the high seas, eating big whales

Rogue orcas thriving on the high seas, eating big whales

Single orca seen killing great white shark for first time ever

Animals

Single orca seen killing great white shark for first time ever

Single orca seen killing great white shark for first time ever

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Animals

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Meet some of the fiercest queens of the animal kingdom

Why we cheered for nature to 'fight back' in 2023

Animals

Why we cheered for nature to 'fight back' in 2023

Why we cheered for nature to 'fight back' in 2023

Orcas are killing porpoises—but not eating them. Why?

Animals

Orcas are killing porpoises—but not eating them. Why?

Orcas are killing porpoises—but not eating them. Why?

You are what you eat—and for orcas, that’s bad news

Animals

You are what you eat—and for orcas, that’s bad news

You are what you eat—and for orcas, that’s bad news

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