Recently, people have spotted killer whales engaging in some unique behavior. They are rubbing their bellies along the rocks that dot the British Columbia coast. At first, no one was sure exactly what ...

A new exhibit titled Critical Distance, which opened Friday, lets visitors dive into the world of a 10-year-old J Pod orca ...

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in an apparent effort to revive it. The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These ...

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' motives are uncertain, but the sharing behavior could be an attempt at a ...

Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues ...

Seattle author Angela Garbes has found a distinctly Pacific Northwest way to talk about female middle-age: a conversation about orcas, featuring a whale researcher who goes only by Giles. "Like Prince ...

SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish Sea.

Orcas, sometimes known by the intimidating nickname of "killer whales," are incredible marine mammals, beloved for their sleek bodies and striking white markings that look almost like goggles. Despite ...

Researchers focused on the Salish Sea have made an intriguing discovery about Orcas. These whales, which have continually surprised the scientific community with their intelligence and sophisticated ...

Southern killer whales must complete a 1,000-mile transport requirement to maintain specific pod social structures. The A5 pod designation complicates the tracking of regionally specific vocalization ...