The Humboldt Current’s orcas have yet to be assigned to an ecotype, and their hunting behavior provides clues about where the ...

A team of scientists captured a new orca whale calf alongside its mother in a stunning drone video, according to NOAA Fisheries.

When an orca hunts salmon, it clicks and buzzes. It sends a beam of sounds from its nasal passages into the murky depths in ...

The Salish Sea—the inland coastal waters of Washington and British Columbia—is home to two unique populations of fish-eating ...

The labels help researchers track different whales, and the CWR said each orca has a distinct and prominent dorsal fin. With the calf, 31-year-old L90 becomes a first-time mother, according to the OC.

Orca in Whangārei Harbour this week have delighted both experts and nature-lovers alike, putting on a display as they hunt ...

The cellphone-sized Dtags, which attach noninvasively just below an orca’s dorsal fin via suction cups, collect data on three-dimensional body movements, position, depth and other environmental data ...

The accompanying footage, captured by Domenic Biagini of Gone Whale Watching San Diego, shows a tethered Fin gazing intently at the orcas while expressing an apparent desire to leap overboard and ...

But with binoculars trained on the horizon, the boat’s captain is on the lookout for something potentially far more unsettling: orcas, also known as killer whales, who in recent years have taken ...

Killer Whale Tales will be performed by Jeff Hogan, a long-time whale researcher, and professional photographer.

ABOARD A BOAT IN THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR — From the surface, the azure waters seem calm and inviting in this narrow patch where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea. Spain’s arid ...