Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

The southern resident orca population marked the turn of the year with both heartbreak and hope: the death of a newborn calf ...

Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, ...

An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget ...

In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days, propping it up for more than 1,000 miles.

Imagine a kayaker paddling with a friend off Haida Gwaii. Without warning, a killer whale surges out of the water about 12 ...

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Dec. 26 (UPI) --The killer whale that carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks for 1,000 miles in 2018 has a new baby, according to the Center for Whale Research. The heartbreaking ...

“She was such an important whale for changing the way the world sees southern resident killer whales and brought a lot of attention to make sure they get enough food and limit vessel interactions.