For 21 minutes on August 12, 2021, cetologists (marine biologists that study whales and dolphins), observed three orcas interacting with a long-finned pilot whale calf.

Then, almost a year later, on June 20, 2023, a pilot whale calf was again spotted within a group of orcas. As before, this group of orcas was known to the team as herring specialists.

Eventually, however, they started seeing baby pilot whales with orca pods throughout 2022 and 2023, and began to develop theories about what was happening.

Pilot whales will chase off orcas in Icelandic waters, possibly in response to food competition or a perceived predation risk. But Mrusczok observed something new when Sædís and her podmates ...

A killer whale was seen with a newborn pilot whale in Iceland, prompting scientists to reevaluate the animals’ interactions, study says. Photo from orcaguardians.org Two sleek black shapes ...

More than 50 pilot whales died on Sunday after they were stranded along a beach on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland. It was the largest mass stranding event in Britain since 2011, marine ...