Orcas have long been known to travel through the Gulf of Mexico but they are arguably the marine species that is most rarely seen in the Gulf. But a ...

A brand-new baby orca was spotted this week cruising alongside its mom north of Seattle. Why it matters: It's the second seemingly healthy baby born to the endangered southern resident killer whales' ...

On Apr. 6, Center for Whale Research biologist Mark Malleson spotted the J Pod heading west past Victoria Harbour, off Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It was then that he saw a newborn calf ...

A massive gang of over 60 orcas was seen brutalizing an endangered pygmy blue whale off the coast of Western Australia by a whalewatching tour.

In Baja California, once-in-a-lifetime encounters between humans and larger-than-life gray whales are more common than you might think!

Tourists on a whale-watching boat off Australia witnessed five families of killer whales attack 150-ton mammal.

Neal is a graduate of Boston University. Researchers are listening for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales off the coast of Massachusetts with the help of two new buoys in the water.

Dolphins and pilot whales can tell which orcas are coming for them by listening to their calls. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is ...

There are very few documented cases of orcas attacking humans in the wild, and these interactions are extremely rare and not well understood. True, you may have heard about whales ramming into boats ...

It's whale watch week on the Oregon Coast, and a pod of orcas was spotted off the coast of Depoe Bay. Early Monday morning, marine biologist Carrie Newell with Whale Research EcoExcursions ...