Research biologist Robin Baird said the species has been documented passing fish to humans. He said the behavior suggests false killer whales view humans as something very similar to them. A ...

Sperm and bottlenose whales are known to pursue fishing boats to catch fish that escape the nets. It's an easy way to get a meal but makes them more dependent on fishing boats, experts say. The whales ...

Marine biologists have documented a remarkable hunting strategy employed by killer whales in the southern Gulf of California, in which they harvest whale sharks' organs. Researchers in Mexico have ...

The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds Kelsey Williamson Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the ...

A large whale smashed a fishing boat Tuesday morning just off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, sending two people into the drink. It is just the latest volley in the war between marine mammals ...

A large group of Arabian humpback whales, a species facing the threat of extinction, was sighted off the coast of Gwadar, ...

A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.

The slowly rising numbers come after a decade of population declines. But threats including entanglement in fishing gear, ...

Scientists are worried about the winter fishing season as well as the effects of federal government cuts to agencies.

Several recent close encounters with huge, hungry whales have drawn attention to the presence of the enormous animals in Massachusetts waters, but experts urge everyone to keep a safe distance. "It's ...

Whale sharks are filter feeders and have long been observed eating krill at Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef. But when researchers analysed biopsy samples from whale sharks at the reef, they ...

The Alaska Native Heritage Center and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium are filling freezer vans with donated ...