The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

Researchers have uncovered why the formidable teeth of saber-toothed predators like Smilodon were evolutionarily advantageous ...

Sabre-toothed predators -- best know from the infamous Smilodon -- evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A new study reveals why: these teeth were 'functionally optimal' and highly ...

It's interesting to see more killer whales in the Arctic, and being top predators, they can disrupt the ecosystem." The study ...

Garroway, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Manitoba, said the situation is complex: Arctic killer whales have ...

A French marine park on Sunday closed down definitively over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals, leaving ...

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that extends the buffer zone around endangered Southern Resident killer whales, punishable ...

In Wyoming, moose worry about wolves and grizzlies. In coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, moose have to look ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.

It's interesting to see more killer whales in the Arctic, and being top predators, they can disrupt the ecosystem." The study notes that the orcas' prey species are "culturally and economically ...