A pod of orcas were chased by a group of humpback whales off the coast of California, a whale watching company said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A group of orcas was chased by humpback whales off the ...

Offshore Morin, P. A., R. G. Leduc, et al. (2006). "Genetic analysis of killer whale (Orcinus orca) historical bone and tooth samples to identify western U.S. ecotypes." Marine Mammal Science 22 (4): ...

High concentrations of unidentified EOF in killer whale blubber suggest preferential bioaccumulation in storage lipids. Advanced mass spectrometry techniques identified lipophilic highly fluorinated ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — A new J-Pod orca calf was spotted last week in the Puget Sound, less than two weeks after a mother carried her dead baby near the San Juan Islands. In a Facebook post, the Orca Behavior ...

Five people were rescued after a pod of critically endangered Iberian orcas rammed into a sailboat several times, causing it to sink off Portugal’s Costa do Caparica, near the nation’s capital, Lisbon ...

It is unclear if southern resident killer whale J36, also known as Alki, had a stillborn calf or if her female newborn died shortly after birth Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE ...

A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...