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.

Five people were rescued after a pod of orcas struck their sailboat, causing it to tilt from side to side before taking on ...

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 ...

Killer whales have attacked yachts off the coast of Spain and Portugal on several occasions in the past few weeks, causing ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a massive animal, weighing as much as 40 tons and stretching as long as 60 feet. Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are considered the ocean's top predator, ...

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