The orca is called the killer whale for a reason—and nothing demonstrates why quite like a recent scientific discovery about deadly encounters between orcas and young great white sharks. A pod of orca ...

Orcas in the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico have been spotted hunting young great white sharks by flipping them over to incapacitate them before eating their energy-filled liver, new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Killer Whales off the coast of Baja California Sur in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Kirk Hewlett, Getty Images A pod of killer whales ...

Killer whales have been caught on camera hunting down and eating great white sharks alive. A shark-hunting pod of orcas was seen flipping their rival apex predators upside-down to paralyze them - ...

Specialist shark-hunting pod paralyzes young white sharks to eat their energy-rich livers, taking advantage of local shark nursery A specialized shark-hunting pod of orcas in the Gulf of California ...

Orcas are fierce, apex predators of the sea; hence their “killer whale” moniker. They’re also smart, which makes them even more of a threat. One of their preferred prey? Another supposed apex predator ...

Recent observations suggest that orcas may have developed a new communication strategy to coordinate, plan, and execute their 'attacks.' ...

For eight hours, all they saw were dolphins and the spouts of humpback and gray whales. Then, the call went out.

The first direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in South Africa has been captured by both a helicopter and drone pilot, and a new open-access paper published today in The Ecological Society of ...

A pod of killer whales chased a young great white shark, immobilized it and then bit its liver out of its body. Researchers documented this rare interaction in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, ...