Orcas, also called killer whales, are apex predators of the ocean. Their intelligence, hunting skills, and sheer power make ...

leaving the killer whale mostly alone for the past 25 years. He has spent his time with only two dolphins near him as another orca was never let in. According to reports, his sperm has been sold ...

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

OF the over 40 dolphin species, killer whales (orcas) are the largest, while bottlenose dolphins are the most common.

The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary for two ...

Researchers do not yet know J62's gender or who J62's mother is. Southern resident killer whales are the only endangered population of killer whales in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic ...

After the attack, which took place off the coast of Honduras, one of the orcas charged “directly” at the anglers’ boat.

“I was definitely surprised by how close the killer whales were to the anglers ... including pantropical spotted dolphins, Bryde’s whales and short-finned pilot whales — but predation ...

Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State.

Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying ... “The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and ...

Hanson added, "To be back in that same position again, it's just truly traumatic for all of us, including the whale." While other killer whales have been observed exhibiting similar grieving ...