When researchers from the University of British Columbia set out to film the solitary hunting habits of Northern resident killer whales, they expected to see quiet and solitary predators at work.

Once dismissed as sticks and forgotten in a museum, the 5,000-year-old tools show prehistoric people hunted whales far from the Arctic.

Humpback whales aren’t just recovering in numbers. Learning to hunt together may help them survive a warming, unpredictable ...

Researchers have observed dolphins and killer whales hunting together for the first time as part of a new study released on Thursday, Dec. 11. The top predators joined forces to feast on salmon off ...

In the fjords of northern British Columbia, the ocean can look calm from the surface, but underneath, the action is just ...

How do you hunt a whale when your boat is made of logs lashed with vines and your harpoon is carved from animal bone?

A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern ...

In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sought public comment on the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to hunt gray whales off the ...

The whales quickly learned how to avoid humans. New research is shedding light on the social intelligence of marine mammals when under a threat of danger. Sperm whales, which were hunted heavily in ...