According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...

Research confirms a great white shark that washed up on a beach in south-west Victoria was the victim of killer whale ...

Researchers have made an interesting discovery off the South African coast: they found that orcas have driven great white sharks away from two bays.

That was the first confirmed evidence — using DNA and citizen science data — of orca predation on great white sharks in Australia, and their likely selective eating of shark liver in Australian waters ...

Orcas, also called killer whales, are apex predators of the ocean. Their intelligence, hunting skills, and sheer power make ...

At the time, researchers believed they knew what had managed to kill this shark, but they could not confirm it. Now, however, ...

It's not just the white sharks off the South African coast of Gansbaai that feel the deep, primal fear known only to prey.

In 2023, a 15-foot white shark with “distinctive bite wounds” washed ashore in Australia. Now, DNA analysis has revealed its killer. Screengrab from Trapman Australia's Facebook post In ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas ...

Researchers out of Monterey, Ca., on Thursday enjoyed a rare encounter with mysterious killer whales known to travel in massive pods and prey on deepwater sharks. “There were fins everywhere we looked ...