Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.

After moving to the aquarium, Kshamnek lived with a second orca named Belen. The pair hit it off until Belen died in 2000 after issues while giving birth, leaving the killer whale mostly alone for ...

the orca made headlines in 2018 when she was observed grieving her deceased calf by swimming with it on her back for 17 days. By the time she finally let the calf go, the killer whale had swam a ...

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some bowhead whales live for over 200 years. That's older than many countries' ...

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it ...

Wikie's mimicry reveals the complexity of orca communication despite their anatomical differences from humans. Imagine hearing a killer whale say "hello" or "goodbye"; it might seem like something ...

This year’s Treaty Day Film Festival offers the first local chance to see “Resident Orca,” the documentary that follows the ...

An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she ... J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles ...

The mama orca ... whale is part of a critically endangered pod of whales who live in the Pacific Northwest and roam the Pacific Ocean between Washington state and British Columbia. Killer whales ...

Killer whales, or orcas, have long been recognized as some of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean. Known for their ...

An orca who touched the hearts of people around the world in 2018 after she carried her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent show of grief has given birth again. The killer whale, named ...