Despite their name, killer whales (orcas) are actually dolphins.

The calf is typically 1/4 the size of the mother whale. Once born, the mother guides her baby ... to swimming in small circles because of inadequate space. Collapsed fins are incredibly rare in the ...

HALEIWA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A baby whale was caught in a net while swimming about one mile off the North Shore.

It’s not clear whether the orca is a true albino or its white coloring was caused by another medical condition.

blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales. Instead, they are part of the closely related dolphin family. Many whale species were hunted for their ...

During the nearly six-hour boat cruise, you can encounter numerous dolphins swimming at an arm’s length from the boats. Once a blue whale is sighted, boats go as close as 50 feet and turn their ...

Most recordings of orcas hunting highlight their impressive teamwork, primarily when they target seals on ice floes. Mother and calf Humpback whales. Image by ead72 via Depositphotos. Humpback whales ...

A newborn Southern Resident killer whale calf with distinctive peachy coloring captured attention as it bonded with its family, not long after a tragic loss surfaced when a grieving mother was seen ...

Greenpeace’s next campaign is perhaps its most well known: saving the whales. The idea came from Paul Spong, who had studied orca whales and ... the slaughter of baby seals.

Dolphins are technically classified as whales, but are different from their larger cousins in many ways. The largest dolphin species is the orca ... Some species can swim incredibly fast, with ...