Killer whales are not known for attacking people. The attacks and subsequent deaths that orcas have caused have taken place when killer whales have been taken into captivity and kept in small tanks, ...

A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco, officials confirmed to ABC News. Two people were on board the vessel when the incident occurred ...

Killer whales ‘violently’ attack family yacht weeks after orcas sink ship in same waters - ‘Violent’ nighttime assault on a family’s boat left it taking on water, just making it to shore ...

But such attacks are quite common, logical, and had been seen several times before, per an expert. Orcas target fatty organs because they get the most nutrients for the least effort, he said. A ...

While scientists are still trying to figure out why exactly the orcas have it out for boats at sea, some have suggested that it’s simply a sign that they’re having fun. “They don’t care if it’s a ...

Some say they got this name because sailors noticed their ability to dispatch enormous whales and dubbed them ‘whale killers’ ...

A pod of killer whales disables the rudders of idling yachts in the Strait of Gibraltar, sinking three ships. A herd of elephants tramples a woman collecting water at a river and returns to her ...

Killer whales have struck yet again off the coast of Spain and Portugal, terrifying a Dutch family with a 'violent' attack in the dead of night ...