A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s ...

The whale shark is a great diver." At the same time, the killer whales flip the whale shark onto its back. When sharks are upside down, they can go into a trance-like state known as "tonic ...

The adult male killer whale Moctezuma and five other killer whales (two adult females, two juveniles, one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters.

In May, researchers captured orcas hunting whale sharks in unprecedented detail. Here, see the aftermath: An orca swims with shark carrion in its mouth. For the first time, scientists have ...

The whale shark is a great diver. SOMMER: The orcas then flip the whale shark over because when sharks are upside down, they're immobilized in a kind of trance. Then they bite the soft underbelly ...

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

First, the orcas use their bodies to hit a whale shark at high speed. Then, they flip the whale shark so it’s floating belly up and unable to dive down to escape.

He noticed a whale shark and swam over, coming about 6 feet (1.8 meters) above it when the orcas arrived, he told Live Science. "The killer whales start coming in and next I know they're biting ...

Scientists observed an orca whale killing a great white shark by itself and believe it may be one of the first recorded ... showed one of the orcas killing an 8.2-foot-long shark by itself in ...

Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of California are hunting whale sharks using a highly specialized set of strategies to attack them. Generally, whale sharks have few predators to worry about, being the ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...