marine-mammals

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are oceanic apex predators found across the world’s seas, including the cooler and temperate waters off South Africa. This evergreen profile expla...

The largest member of the dolphin family is the orca, also known as the killer whale. Orcas are apex predators with a circumpolar distribution in all the world’s oceans and re...

Humpback whales in captivity are rare compared to more commonly displayed cetaceans such as bottlenose dolphins and orca. Facilities that house humpbacks typically do so for reh...

Orca attacks on other marine mammals are common and an expected part of natural predation; most documented incidents involve interactions with marine mammals rather than humans....

The ginkgo beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is a poorly known medium-sized beaked whale named for the distinctive shape of its teeth, which resemble the fan of the ginkgo tr...

Orcas and yachts intersect in coastal waters where marine traffic overlaps with the natural range of these intelligent toothed whales. This relationship explainer synthesizes wh...

In January 2006, a young male northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) swam into the Thames Estuary and traveled as far upstream as central London. Instead of open ocea...

A humpback whale stranding is a rare and serious event that draws public attention because of the animal’s size and charisma. Most strandings are not sudden disasters in the s...

Orca interactions with yachts are rare, well-documented behavioral events rather than random attacks. These highly intelligent marine mammals investigate vessels using echolocat...

The question of which orca pod is the largest is best answered not by a single headline number but by understanding how researchers define, identify, and track matrilineal group...