S mega-fauna, Earth’s largest animals, pale in comparison to the giants that used to roam the Earth. Though that is likely ...

Off Baja California in Mexico, a killer whale named after an Aztec emperor is leading his pod on routine takedowns of the largest fish in the sea: whale sharks. There have been isolated reports in ...

A few months earlier, researchers reported the first instance of a lone killer whale hunting and eating a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. In 2022, three instances were recorded of ...

As far as I’m concerned, they’re the kings of the ocean. Social structure is integral to killer whale life. They live in tight-knit matrilineal pods led by the eldest female. These pods, which can ...

Workers at the airport in Sydney, N.S., have a whale of a tale to tell after an odd-looking airplane attracted crowds of onlookers over the weekend. An Airbus Beluga touched down at J.A. Douglas ...

A man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley while she was out for a run earlier this year was found guilty Wednesday and sentenced to life without parole in a case that reignited ...

A SUSPECTED serial killer has been sentenced to death for poisoning her pal on holiday as she continues to face a string of murder charges. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, has been dubbed "Ms ...

A Thai woman accused of murdering 14 people has been given the death penalty. In the first of her 14 murder trials, Sararat "Am" Rangsiwuthaporn, also known as 'Am Cyanide' was convicted of ...

In February, a 46-foot-long whale was found washed up on an Oregon shore — emaciated, entangled and covered in what appears to be wounds from killer whales.

Survivors of the whale attack drifted at sea for months, succumbing to starvation, dehydration—and even cannibalism Eli Wizevich History Correspondent A whale attacks a boat in Frank Goodrich's ...

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