Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the 1980s.

Marine biologists have documented a remarkable hunting strategy employed by killer ... whale sharks aren't apex predators in the same way as some of their relatives. They tend to eat small fish ...

The bereaved whale mother who made headlines when she heartbreakingly grieved her dead baby for more than two weeks has given birth to a new calf, scientists said. The mama orca, named J35 by ...

This fall, a hearty run of chum salmon drew the pod of killer whales to Puget Sound waters, she said. The whale with a salmon on its head was almost assuredly getting enough to eat at the time.

The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms. Two small, genetically distinct groups of killer whales now live in the ...

The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit ... offer , from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. But J35's story wasn't over.

A killer whale mother who carried her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent show of grief has given birth to a new calf, scientists have said. The orca, named Tahlequah and known to researchers as ...

‘We’re putting ourselves at risk by going in the boat, but the driving concern is how human behavior could impact the killer whales.’ Orla is always inspired by Sir David (Picture ...

MONTEREY, Calif. - In a stunning sight in Monterey Bay, killer whales were spotted off the coast on Friday. Caught on camera, the captain of Sanctuary Cruises in Moss Landing shared video with ...

Dec. 26 (UPI) --The killer whale that carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks for 1,000 miles in 2018 has a new baby, according to the Center for Whale Research. The ...

Orcas, or killer whales, also adopted a bizarre behavior ... much like trends in human culture: In 1987, one bold orca off the coast of British Columbia took creativity to a new level by balancing ...

When Eastern Tropical Pacific killer ... human admirers. “He’s upside down!” one passenger exclaims in the footage, moments before the mammal raises its tail section above water. Gone Whale ...