A pod of Orcas, also known as "killer whales," attacked a boat off of Spain in a growing trend experts say might be "revenge" for years of being injured by them. A boat captain took a video of the ...

A group of more than 80 marine scientists has challenged the popular narrative that killer whale “attacks” on boats are spreading across the world’s oceans, arguing instead that the behavior is ...

Orcas maintain a 0 percent fatality rate against humans despite being the ocean’s most capable predators. The 14 teeth per jaw side create a specific mechanical limitation during high-speed aquatic ...

Thirty killer whales viciously attacked a Dutch family's yacht off Portugal's coast, just several weeks after a similar attack involving orcas. According to the Independent, the incident happened ...

Orcas are among the ocean’s top predators, yet there is only one well-documented attack on a human in the wild: in 1972, a surfer was bitten – probably because he was mistaken for a seal – but ...

People love a tidy villain, so sharks get cast as the ocean’s hitmen, while orcas get treated like spooky geniuses with manners. Reality is less cinematic and more biological. Orcas are fully capable ...