After several recent orca pod sightings in Waikato, the Department of Conservation is reminding people to respect the rules ...

Crew on Naturaliste Charters spotted a newly-born orca calf on January 30 in the waters off Bremer Bay in the Great Southern.

Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

Researchers have confirmed the presence of a soupfin shark in the Salish Sea, an area where they were not previously thought ...

The body is robust with a 6.6-foot long dorsal fin. The whale’s teeth are strong and covered with hard enamel. The jaws are extremely strong and help to catch prey in a powerful grip. Male killer ...

Sperm whales can be seen year-round, while humpback, fin, blue whales and orca pass through from April to October ... giants and even hear and feel the hauntingly beautiful songs of male whales. A ...

The sleek male fin whale measures 20-metres long ... In October 2010, the head of a dead killer whale on Doohoma Beach, Erris, was removed with a chain saw. The disfiguring of the whale was met with ...

The most notable feature of the thresher shark is the long, whip-like upper lobe of their tail, which is known as the caudal fin. ©Shane Gross ... tail to defend themselves against predators such as ...

The most notable feature of the thresher shark is the long, whip-like upper lobe of their tail, which is known as the caudal fin. ©Shane Gross ... tail to defend themselves against predators such as ...

The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.

After several recent orca pod sightings in Waikato, the Department of Conservation (DoC) is reminding people to respect the rules around interactions with marine mammals. A family pod of five orcas – ...

Upon maneuvering closer to the commotion, they spotted three orcas—an adult male and a mother-calf pair—circling a sperm whale, which measured under 20 feet. "According to the anglers ...