A new orca calf has been born in J Pod. The baby cetacean, called J64, is part of the Southern Resident Killer Whale ...

The J, K, and L pods make up the small population of Southern Resident killer whales that's left in the wild. The whales' ...

AFTER a spate of killer whale attacks off the coast of Portugal, a crack team of orca hunters are vowing to help end the violence out at sea. A pod of killer whales have rammed three yachts in the ...

While orcas, also known as "killer whales," are a common sight in the northeast Pacific Ocean, they’re rarely detected in the ...

An orca calf born to J36, aka Alki, died within the past three days, the Center for Whale Research reported Saturday. Both ...

The latest survey of endangered southern resident killer whales confirms their plateau and gradual slide toward disappearance ...

An orca was seen balancing a salmon on its head in coastal waters in Washington state. Orcas were previously observed doing the same thing in the 1980s. It’s not clear what the behavior means.

The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

FLORIDA -- Wildlife officials in Florida are investigating the death of a female killer whale that grounded itself on Wednesday on a beach in Palm Coast, about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. "This ...

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the coastline in Washington state, surprising scientists and intriguing orca watchers. The critically endangered ...