An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a large sunfish carcass in its mouth. Seconds later, ...

Killer whales have been caught on camera ramming one of the world's heaviest fish so hard it exploded.

We're very lucky that orcas don't see us as a meal, given that they can hit a 4,000 pound sunfish hard enough to make it literally explode.

Scientists have documented a never-before-seen hunting behaviour in the Gulf of California, where orcas were filmed holding a ...

In July 2024 marine biologist Kathryn Ayres was shark diving in the Gulf of California when she and her crew spotted a pod of ...

The behavior could be a strategy to help younger orcas feed, or it may just be for their own amusement, researchers say ...

In many ways, the sunfish could not have been better-designed as an orca’s chew toy. The largest species, the oceanic sunfish Mola mola, can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 6,000 pounds. And ...

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Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)—the world's biggest fish—are one of the most charismatic marine species. They connect with the ...

Killer whales might pulverize sunfish to break them into smaller bites for young orcas — or they might just find it ...

Each year, southern right whales migrate thousands of miles from their feeding grounds to breed, give birth and raise their ...