The orca calf belongs to a family of transient killer whales, or “Bigg’s” killer whales, and was first spotted in the Salish ...

A rare sighting of critically endangered southern resident killer whales off the Oregon coast offers a glimpse of a ...

Early Monday morning, marine biologist Carrie Newell with Whale Research EcoExcursions reported seeing a pod of orcas north of Depoe Bay. The research boats proceeded to follow the pod of orcas for ...

A killer whale has become a first-time mom after a peachy-orange calf was spotted swimming with her off Washington, a whale ...

They were the killer whales known as Port and Starboard who had been rampaging the South African coast. Their surprising victims: great white sharks. Shark experts such as Jacobs have spent years ...

SEATTLE — A new orca calf spotted in the Puget Sound last week is part of the family of the last killer whale captured in United States waters. The new Bigg's, or mammal-hunting, orca calf was ...

The sighting coincided with Oregon’s Whale Watch Week, hosted each year by Oregon State Parks. During Whale Watch Week, ...

This is a photo of the orca whale, also known as a killer whale. You can see it swimming along with a much smaller sea creature. The orca is the ocean’s top predator. It’s actually the largest ...

The research boats proceeded to follow the pod of orcas for approximately four hours, according to the group's social media page. The Center for Whale Research and the California Killer Whale ...

It was swimming alongside its mother, T046B3 “Sedna,” and more than a dozen other Bigg’s killer whales that day, the group said. It has been seen several more times since then.