Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are known for their ...

Astonishing footage has emerged of killer whales targeting two tourist boats in Portugal this weekend. A pod of the animals repeatedly rammed and sank a yacht full of tourists off the coast of Fonte ...

A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern ...

A pod of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales were spotted off the coast of Monterey Bay, California. The whales rely on Chinook salmon as their primary food source, but salmon populations are ...