Orcas have been involved in more than 500 boat incidents since 2020, with several vessels damaged badly enough to sink. The strange part is that these attacks do not look random — the orcas often go straight for the rudder,

Orca attacks off the Iberian Peninsula have sunk seven yachts since 2020. Here's what scientists now know about why - and what sailors should do. The post Something Is Happening With Orcas at Sea – the Attacks Are Spreading appeared first on The Hearty Soul.

She watched as an orca held a sunfish by the tail while another orca swam toward the enormous fish and pummeled into it so fast that it smashed into smithereens. The impact was so violent that a sickening crunch echoed through the water.

Killer whales – also known as orcas – are apex ocean predators. The species is at the top of the oceanic food chain, thanks to their high intelligence, large bodies (up to 26 feet in length and over 12,000 pounds), knack for hunting in packs (akin to ...

A pod of roughly 60 killer whales attacked and fed on an endangered blue whale off the coast of southwestern Australia, producing footage that aligns with what scientists have documented as only the third confirmed instance of orcas killing and consuming the largest animal on Earth.