A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family of killer whales with a connection to SeaWorld. In 1976, the calf’s great-grandmother ...

A new orca calf has been born in the Pacific Northwest, and this baby boasts an impressive family tree. The orca calf belongs to a family of transient killer whales, or “Bigg’s” killer whales, and was ...

As so-called "killer whales" have made news over the past few years for violent boat attacks in European waters, marine biologists have noticed a far sweeter behavior in Iceland's frigid waves: the ...

A new baby orca born to J Pod is a ray of hope for the endangered southern resident killer whales. J63 was spotted by Mark Malleson, field biologist for the Center for Whale Research, on April 6. J ...

A killer whale has become a first-time mom after a peachy-orange calf was spotted swimming with her off Washington, a whale watching group said. The baby orca was discovered March 20 in the Salish Sea ...

When a baby orca is born, it is always time to rejoice. With a low survival rate, the more orcas born, the better the chances of pods and even entire species surviving. Despite a difficult year ...

Krisztina Balotay, a wildlife photographer with Orca Channel, captured photos of the amazing event The Norwegian Orca Survey noted that Balotay's photos are some of the first-ever of a killer whale ...

A Bigg’s killer whale calf is seen swimming alongside its mom in the Salish Sea off Washington. Caio Ribeiro Eagle Wing Tours / Pacific Whale Watch Association A killer whale has become a first-time ...