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

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is ...

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

The closure of a marine zoo in the south of France has sparked intense debate over the future of inhabitants including orcas ...

Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and heartbreaking photos and video show her again continuing to carry her dead ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse along with her for more than two weeks in a ...

A new state law is now in effect that provides a 1,000 yard vessel buffer around endangered southern resident orcas in ...

Researchers have warned they are on the brink of extinction.Other southern resident orcas have been observed carrying dead calves, Weiss said, “but certainly not for as long as J35 carried her ...

The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research.The ...

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