Orcas never before documented off OC coast make ‘extremely rare’ showing in Newport Beach
The pod of killer whales that showed up Thursday, Jan. 30, have only been documented less than 10 times since 1993.
Orca advocates beg for solutions as salmon shortage threatens whale population
Orca advocates are begging federal leaders to help keep the Puget Sound’s Southern Residents alive. Advocates say the Federal ...
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Creepy recording of beluga whale imitating human speech is leaving people absolutely terrified
The video of the whale had people rethinking how they see the animal with some vowing to never go in the ocean ...
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What an Orca’s 1,000-Mile Swim Really Means
One of the most compelling examples of animal grief she discusses is the case of Tahlequah, an orca whose “grief swim” in 2018, and now again in 2025, has captured global attention and ...
Rare pod of killer whales spotted off Orange County coast
A pod of killer whales made an unexpected visit off the coast of Orange County Thursday. The pod of CA56 killer whales (orcas) was spotted by a Davey’s Locker whale-watching boat about 12:30 ...
Meet ‘Ocean Sun’, the nearly 100-year-old Southern Resident Orca crowned oldest in the world
Experts say Southern Resident Orca “Ocean Sun” will soon turn 100 years old and is considered the oldest orca in the world.
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The concept of death isn't uniquely human. There's comfort in that
Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...
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Belly-rubbing Northern Resident killer whales return to Howe Sound
Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...
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Southern Resident orca seen carrying deceased calf once again: what we can learn from Tahlequah’s second tour of grief
In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...