A type of oceanic dolphin, false killer whales are named for their skull shape, which resembles that of an orca, according to the International Whaling Commission. Measuring up to 20 feet long ...

Despite its name, the false killer whale is a highly sociable species of dolphin. These animals, which can grow up to 6m long ...

A pair of orcas terrorizing white sharks off the coast of South Africa may have captured the popular imagination, but their activities may be quite damaging, new research suggests.

Our Aotearoa/New Zealand false killer whale research programme began in the year 2000 as a citizen scientist project to collect sighting information on these charismatic but largely unknown whales.

A large number of false killer whales stranded on a remote Tasmanian beach. Image / Parks and Wildlife Australian authorities have confirmed that 67 of the 157 false killer whales stranded on a ...