Female killer whales live up to 90 years in the wild, and most live an average of 22 years after menopause. David Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research. Editor’s note: ...

Experts first documented juvenile Iberian killer whales — a "unique subpopulation of killer whales that lives in the northeast Atlantic," — touching, pushing, and even turning vessels ...

Next, the orcas bite off the whale shark’s pelvic fins, causing it to bleed to death. Then, they eat the fish’s organs, including its enormous fatty liver. It’s gruesome, and effective.

The killer whales have usually responded by fleeing or passively moving away. For 21 minutes on August 12, 2021, cetologists (marine biologists that study whales and dolphins), ...

Killer whales have adapted special strategy to hunt world’s largest fish, scientists say. Orcas temporarily stun and flip over whale sharks to access their lipid-rich liver.