For more than five decades, southern resident killer whales have steered clear of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, avoiding ...

An endangered orca vanished from a dwindling whale pod off the Washington coast, a conservation group said. The missing ...

Members of the J Pod were spotted Tuesday afternoon off Blake Island as we learn that a member of the K Pod has likely died. The news about the missing orca comes from the Center For Whale Research on ...

A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack. Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory ...

Oct. 22 (UPI) --Audience members attending an orca show at SeaWorld San Antonio got more than they bargained for when the killer whale defecated in its pool and then splashed the crowd with soiled ...

Killer whales, also called orcas ... the organization said. ‘Breaching bonanza’ stuns whale watchers off California, photos show. See the humpbacks Endangered species known for masterful ...

Here’s the scoop on what happens when two heavyweights of the animal kingdom—the killer whale and ... [+] the moose—cross paths in certain circumstances. As it turns out, in certain areas ...

Prior research has shown that the southern resident killer whales of the Pacific are struggling. Not only are their numbers dwindling, but the number of offspring is dropping dramatically.

"The Good Whale" from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...