Orcas seem to find ramming rudders ‘very funny’, say experts

Three orcas from Alaska surfaced in the waters between Washington state and Canada in March, an area where they've never been documented.

March 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the...

By MANUEL VALDESWith breaches and tail slapping, a pod of orca whales put on a show near Seattle on Friday.Related Articles...

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fa...

The two top predators seem to be working together to track, kill, and feast on salmon, researchers say.

New research suggests that a pod in the Gulf of California specializes in hunting sharks.

A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California have learned to effectively paralyze juvenile great white sharks.

An orca pod that made headlines last year for gutting a whale shark has struck again, this time perfecting a technique that involves paralyz...

SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mil...

Lisa Festervoll, among the crew, said the whole boat shook, 'hit hard and quickly'. Orcas rocked the helm and the rudder, and the boat began...

Five people were rescued from a tourist vessel that was attacked by orcas off the Portuguese coast on Saturday, authorities said. Another fo...

Iberian orcas have damaged several boats off the coast of Spain in recent weeks, leaving authorities scrambling to rescue stranded crews.

It takes practice to become the ocean's top predator.

Footage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows orcas practicing an important blue whale-hunting technique on each other.