Humpback whales have been recorded traveling considerable distances to physically block killer whale attacks on seals and other marine mammals, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Marine ...

Robert Pitman is a marine ecologist in southern California’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center and was the lead author of the study. Pitman and his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The orca, or killer whale, is an apex predator of the sea. Working as a team, orcas hunt their prey, with a diverse diet, and ...