Orcas acted as primary scouts by actively seeking out baleen whales and alerting the whalers by breaching and slapping their tails at the mouth of the river. This 90-year alliance proves that Orcas ...

Some wildlife species have the incredible talent of imitating human sounds and behavior. For instance, birds like parrots can quickly learn to say certain words and phrases, capturing the attention of ...

ANTIBES, France — A female orca at a marine park in France has learned a handful of words and can mimic human language, according to scientists. The 16-year-old killer whale, named Wikie, can say ...

Their paper is published in the journal Marine Mammal Science. "Clarifying the ecological characteristics of killer whales is crucial for achieving coexistence with them, as they are deeply entwined ...

ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been said, many times, that humans are just visitors in the ocean. The real locals are the creatures who dwell there ...

A recent study led by UNSW Sidney has found evidence that Humpback Whales are protecting other marine species from Orca ...

The three killer whales, not previously recorded in the region, may have traveled from Alaska ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...