“One Of The Most Raw And Brutal Events”: Orcas Kill Young Humpback For Over An Hour At Wild Coast

The orcas rammed it, bit it, and tried to drown it – it was raw, ruthless, and impossible to look away.
How Orcas Came To Dominate The Great White Shark Capital Of The World

A decade ago, Gansbaai was home to nearly 1,000 mighty apex predators. Now the South African bay is a mere shadow of its former self thanks to the relentless onslaught of orcas.
Incredibly Rare Video Shows A Pod Of Orcas And Sperm Whales Sparing In The Sea

According to a marine biologist who witnessed the battle, it was an extremely rare sight as these animals tend to leave each other alone.
SA Orca Duo Port And Starboard Are Blowing Scientists’ Minds Again – Lone Hunt Of Shark Filmed In Mossel Bay [Watch]

Researchers were nearby to record the event, with one saying it was both “devastating and intensely powerful”.
Orca Spotted In Kalk Bay Harbour [Video]

Visitors to Kalk Bay got the surprise of a lifetime when a killer whale was spotted casually swimming around the harbour.
The Killer Whales Are Out Of Hand In The Strait Of Gibraltar [Video]

Orcas may look like giant sea pandas, but they’re really more like swimming sociopaths.
Killer Whales Are Now Taking Revenge By Sinking Yachts In Morocco [Video]

They are likely all psychopaths or Scorpios, but either way, they are cruel geniuses that are concerned with their own survival, no matter what.
Looks Like Orcas Are Attacking Adult Gray Whales Now [Video]

Killer whales are clearly the psychopaths of the big blue.
SA’s Infamous Killer Whale Pair Ripped Into 17 Sharks In Just One Day

The infamous orcas essentially upended the food chain in Cape Town’s waters and now they’re at it again, ripping into a new shark species.
Remarkable Findings From The Full Orca / Great White Mossel Bay Hunting Video

Footage aired earlier this year of orcas killing a great white shark in Mossel Bay was actually a snippet of an hour-long hunt of multiple sharks.
Drone Footage Shows Incredible Orca Hunting Technique [Video]

Orcas involved in the hunt use a technique called wave-washing, calculating the size of the wave they need to produce in order to acquire their next meal.
Port And Starboard Prime Suspects After Great White Found Dead [Video]

Researchers found a great white carcass in Hartenbos, Mossel Bay, on Sunday and evidence points to the involvement of the orca duo.
First-Ever Footage Of Orcas Chomping Great White In Mossel Bay [Video]

Shark biologist Alison Towner called the footage “probably one of the most beautiful pieces of natural history ever filmed”.
Cape’s Infamous Great White-Killing Orcas Return Amid New Research

Yesterday, Port and Starboard were spotted in False Bay. A new study has outlined just how great an effect they’re having on the region’s great white shark population.
This Orca / Sea Lion / Boat Captain Video Has Divided The Internet

A video that appears to be shot in Canada shows orcas hunting a sea lion, but the potential meal has a cunning plan.
Sailors Use Flares And Poles To Fight Off Killer Whales [Video]

Sailors off the coast of Morocco resorted to desperate measures to get rid of killer whales that were damaging their boat.
Expert Panel Concludes Orcas ‘Likely’ Caused Disappearance Of Cape Great Whites [Video]

A government-appointed team of nine experts has released the results of their study into why great white sharks have all but disappeared from what were once hotspots.
Spectacular Full Orca Breach Filmed In False Bay [Video]

This past weekend, three orcas put on a great show in False Bay, with full breaches and tail slaps caught on camera.
Another Case Of Orcas Feeding On Great White Sharks In Western Cape

When marine biologists analysed the body of the 3,6-metre female shark, they found the telltale signs of killer whale, or orca, predation.
Very Rare Footage Of Killer Whales Hunting Great White Shark Off Knysna Coast [Video]

Marine tour guide Donavan Smith would have been pretty chuffed when he saw a great white shark while out with clients in Knysna, but then he captured something hardly seen before.
The Great White Sharks Have Left False Bay – Here’s Why [Video]

The Shark Spotters research team have no confirmed sightings of a great white this year, and shark cage diving eco-tourism operators who frequent False Bay’s Seal Island have been just as unsuccessful.
Those Shark-Killing Orcas Have Been At It Again [Images+Video]

You may have heard of Port and Starboard, the two killer whales responsible for killing a number of great white sharks around the Western Cape. They’ve been busy again.
Shark Week’s Fascinating Look At The Great White Killing Orcas Of The Western Cape [Video]

When great white sharks started washing up dead along the Gansbaai coast, many were left stumped. Turns out a pair of slick hunters were hard at work.
Hectic Drone Footage Follows Pod Of Orcas Hunting And Killing A Whale

Orcas have certainly made a name for themselves as being pretty badass hunters, but seeing it in action from above is quite something. Respect.
The Great White Shark Hunting Orcas Have Struck Again [Images]

In May scientists were shocked to find three great white sharks that had fallen prey to orcas, and now you can add a fourth to that list. They’ve even named the hunters.
UPDATE: Massive Great White Sharks Are Washing Up Dead In Gansbaai – And Orcas Might Be To Blame [Images]

This week alone there has been two great white shark carcases washing up close to Gansbaai – one as large as five metres – and they may have been prey themselves.
A Killer Whale Washed Up On The Beach In Plett [Images]

Beachgoers at the popular Western Cape holiday spot were shocked to see a juvenile whale wash ashore this past weekend.
WATCH: Incredible Brawl Between Orcas And Sperm Whales [VIDEO + GALLERY]

Killer whales have been known to launch coordinated attacks on other whales, sharks and even wave-wash seals. On 18 April 2013, photographer Shawn Heinrichs captured one of the very few recorded incidents of killer whales attacking a pod of sperm whales.
Tommy Lee Demands SeaWorld Stop ‘Interfering’ With Killer Whales Using Cow Parts
God, some headlines just write themselves. Happy Friday, by the way. PETA member and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has angrily written SeaWorld protesting their apparent use of killer whale Tilikum as a “chief sperm bank,” collecting ‘deposits’ with “a cow’s vagina filled with hot water.” What happened, Tommy Lee? You used to not be crazy.