Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

Researchers at Ehime University successfully assessed the risk of DDTs on endocrine disruption in killer whales using New ...

Adrián Simancas , a 24-year-old kayaker in Chile, detailed what it was like to be in the mouth of a humpback whale as his father captured the jarring encounter on video on Feb. 8.

Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose ...

New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or flee from a predator.

A team of scientists and filmmakers try to advance our understanding of these compelling animals in Expedition Killer Whale, premiering Wednesday, February 12, 2025. The hunting technique of pack ...

A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

A kayaker has told of the terrifying moment he thought he was about to be swallowed and eaten by a humpback whale in southern Chile. Adrian Simancas, 24, was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta ...

Transient killer whales, also known as Bigg’s killer whales, are known to roam in small groups and hunt marine mammals, while resident killer whales prey on salmon and other fish. Ackerman ...

Blue whales are not just the largest animals alive today, but the largest animals to ever live on Earth. They can stretch ...