(Image credit: Orca Research Trust) Wild orcas occasionally approach humans and offer us food, according to a new study — but scientists aren't sure why. Researchers have documented dozens of cases of ...

Wild orcas occasionally approach humans and offer us food, according to a new study — but scientists aren't sure why. Researchers have documented dozens of cases of orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as ...

Despite their reputation as 'killer' whales, orcas are known to lend a helping fin by sharing their food with humans. A recent study recorded and analyzed 34 instances of prey-sharing by orcas ...

A new report from a World Health Organization panel has determined that COVID-19 originated in China likely through "zoonotic spillover," when a virus or bacteria is transferred from a wild animal ...

Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...

The reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. In the bustling Jatinegara market in Jakarta, cages are stacked three metres high, holding creatures from all corners of Indonesia and ...

Crocodile experts responded to recent viral footage of a saltwater crocodile waving its feet in the air in a way that looks like a drowning human Can old crocodiles learn new tricks? The wild ...