A group of surfers in New Zealand experienced an unusual encounter when a young orca appeared among the waves and surfed with ...

The objective was not exactly to study the kissing, but rather to understand the whales' behavioral dynamics and social tendencies.

The orca J pod has been very active in Central Puget Sound waters Friday, and they've got reason to be animated: There's a ...

“Puget Sound is a key foraging area for Southern Residents in the fall. They regularly travel into this region pursuing Chum salmon, which make up a large majority of their diet during the fall and ...

A wild scene played out off the coast of Portugal, with a pod of orca whales seen attacking and sinking yet another boat.

This visual guide explains the interactions that orcas, also known as killer whales, are having with ships and why scientists think it's happening.

The reason orca whales have been attacking European ships recently isn’t due to targeted violence, but rather that the ...

J36, a southern resident killer whale known as Alki, is mourning the loss of her calf. The orca was spotted carrying her dead baby, a female, on Sept. 12. Whales have been known to bring their babies ...

A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in an apparent effort to ...

An endangered orca, J36, was observed carrying her deceased newborn calf in the Salish Sea, echoing a similar incident involving Tahlequah in 2018. This heartbreaking behavior highlights the struggles ...

Sea Otter Awareness Week occurs every September to remind people just why the marine mammals are so important and why they ...