Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas were originally called "whale killers" because ancient sailors saw ...

29 — discovered that an orca pod off the coast of Mexico systematically and effectively attacks whale sharks as prey. Though whale sharks are enormous — capable of growing up to 60 feet long ...

Discover 10 lesser-known facts about the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. Learn about its diet, communication, ...

Orcas shot past, rounding up herring, while humpbacks hurtled skyward, jaws agape, gulping fish before the orcas could pick them off, and the fin whales merely showed their curved fins as they ...

THREATS: The stresses and dangers faced by Puget Sound killer whales are many. Toxic chemicals, declines in salmon, general ecosystem deterioration, growing whale-watching pressure, collisions with ...