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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with ...

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 ...

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

The end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 brought some bittersweet calf news as well as an exciting update for the community that follows Southern Resident killer whales, also known as orcas.

Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the offensive. Their new target is whale sharks, the world's largest fish species. According to CNN, a new study — published in the ...