Orca pods are led by the founding matriarch, and Similä thinks these “wise mothers” teach their calves to avoid fishing boats ...

Scientists say a killer whale that washed ashore on the Scottish island of South Uist nearly a decade ago was likely at least ...

A new open-access catalog of whale calls will help researchers and orca enthusiasts identify distinct killer whale ...

The Eastern Tropical Pacific orcas were spotted about 5 miles off Dana Point, heading north by the afternoon to near Newport ...

Tsuchi, mother to one living daughter, has lost at least eight calves, researchers believe ...

Apparently even whales enjoy horsing around. The reason orca whales have been attacking European ships recently isn’t due to targeted violence, but rather that the enormous mammals consider it a form ...

Whale grief has a famous image attached to it. In 2018, an orca named Tahlequah carried her dead newborn for 17 days and more ...

When whale researchers encountered a pod of orcas in the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Washington and British Columbia on ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to ...

A southern resident killer whale with a history of reproductive loss has been spotted carrying another dead calf off ...