In 2018, a study made headlines when it found that a captive orca, or killer whale, was able to imitate human speech. The ...

Learn what happens during killer whale attacks and how to potentially survive them.

The other reason that baleen whales migrate to give birth in warmer waters is to protect their calves from killer whales. Killer whales are one of the main predators of baleen whale calves and are ...

The carcass of a gray whale washed up on Alameda's South Shore Beach on Monday morning. The cause of death is still being determined. This is the fifth whale to die in the Bay area in recent weeks.

What drives humpback whales to defend other species against orca attacks? Humpback whales have been documented to defend other species against killer whale attacks. The British Broadcasting ...

The owner of a popular Fraser Coast whale watching venture has revealed the extraordinary efforts of her crew to save the pilot of a light helicopter that crashed at K’gari on Friday.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Sunday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County. The Daily Pilot’s e ...

In the vast, mysterious depths of our oceans, one of the most fascinating phenomena is unfolding: the intricate transmission of hunting knowledge from adult killer whales (Orcinus orca) to their young ...

Another reason baleen whales migrate is to protect their calves from killer whales. Killer whales, apex predators that hunt in packs, are one of the main predators of baleen whale calves. Although ...

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is famous for being the site of the Wright Brothers' first airplane flights in 1903.

We hope to be able to follow up with this calf and its mother in the coming weeks.” J63 is the fourth Southern Resident killer whale calf born in the last 12 months, preceded by L128 (born in ...

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia’s southern coast. The Washington-based centre says ...