Ilona Skorobogatova shared scary footage from a sailing yacht in which a massive killer whale follows the vessel and repeatedly bumps its body into the boat.

Blue whales and killer whales (orcas) are some of the largest creatures in the ocean and some of the most famous. These intelligent animals are truly amazing and share some distinct similarities.

Sailor Craig, who captured the footage, described seeing the killer whales as “an absolutely unbelievable experience”.

For the first time, a camera about 50 feet away recorded a group of orcas closing in on a solitary prickly shark in deep ocean waters.

Ten different “ecotypes” of killer whales have now been proposed: populations that look different, have different prey preferences, feeding habits and acoustic behaviours. Also they may ...

Video grab of a pod of orcas leaping into the air has been caught on camera in a rare sighting off the coast of Scotland.The four killer whales were spotted in the North Sea, near Aberdeen, by deck ...

Blythe Sharman delves into the ethical controversy of orca captivity, the mental and physical toll of life in concrete tanks, and the consequences of captivity — not just for orcas, but for the humans ...

Deck officer Craig Palmer, 36, spotted the four killer whales in the North Sea ... roaming huge distances in search of prey in tight family groups that share their own special language." ...