Since marine mammals were federally protected, the only course of action for federal and state officials was to find a nonlethal way to keep the sea lions away from the locks. Steve knew the task ...

From mealworm exchanges to token trades, birds show self-control that rivals that of primates. What does that mean for animal intelligence?

The new research, led by the Center for Whale Research in collaboration with the University of Exeter, has been published in ...

Ditch flying in favour of a hop on, hop off bus service that uses roads, bridges and ferry crossings to circumnavigate northern Norway’s breath-taking coast ...

Efforts to save the Northwest’s endangered orcas are not working on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, according to an ...

O rcas are easily recognized by their jet-black bodies punctuated with striking white markings, most notably the “eye patch” ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

When Free Willy splashed on to the silver screen in 1993, little did people imagine the wave of applause the film would ...

Animals can be a human’s best friend — or worst enemy. For every Free Willy, Old Yeller, Air Bud, or Beethoven, there are animal attack movies featuring everything from avian assaults (The Birds) and ...

When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.

These incidents, documented across four different oceans, saw orcas approaching humans on boats, in the water, and even standing on shore, offering a variety of items such as fish, mammals, birds, ...

Orcas, better known as killer whales, sit atop the aquatic food chain as one of the most lethal apex predators on Earth.