The orcas were identified by analyzing photographs of dorsal fins and distinctive features like scars. Researchers found ... to support that theory. One male orca, which the scientists dubbed ...

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' ...

Orca pods that lost members to a shooter or had a wounded member appear to have never forgotten. “You can see scars on some orcas from the bullets,” Similä said. “We could never get close ...