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 ...

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

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

The ocean has a definite top predator. Sharks dominate discussions, in part due to their fearsome hunting abilities, and in ...

The animal, one of a species rarely sighted in this part of the world, was seen as a blessing by both Israelis and ...

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 ...

UNDATED (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Scientists discovered that a pod of orcas have developed a new method for killing whale sharks, the world's largest fish. Scientists have believed that killer whales, or ...

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 ...

Marine Mammal Stranding Center reports that a 29-foot young humpback whale succumbed to propeller strike wounds while trapped ...

Among the losses suffered by Western Alaska victims of ex-Typhoon Halong — destroyed four-wheelers, houses and lives — the destruction of the traditional foods they'd gathered for the winter is among ...

Not all cemeteries are for humans. In Dagupan City, a “fish cemetery” in Barangay Bonuan Boquig serves as the final resting ...