A Southern Resident killer whale surfacing in Puget Sound with a dead salmon balanced on its head has drawn international ...

Captured off the coast of San Diego, the astonishing video pictured above captures the moment that a dolphin is punched on ...

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...

While domesticated animals like cats and dogs have been observed sharing food with humans, this is the first time a ...

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 8, the Center for Whale Research announced ...

Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest member of J Pod, a newborn known as J64, was not among them. According to a ...

A federal judge has awarded an environmental group more than $1.6 million for prevailing in a lawsuit against Endangered Species Act regulations for killer whales. In 2020, the Wild Fish Conservancy ...

The charismatic killer whale, or orca, is the totem species of northwest Washington and coastal British Columbia. This intelligent, social predator is known to form lasting social bonds and lives in ...

A new species of killer whale has been discovered off the southern coast of Chile. Researchers from San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography say the whales look distinctly different than orcas.