The month of December brought the endangered Southern Resident killer whales sadness and joy.

The loss of Tahlequah’s new calf (“ Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies ,” Dec. 31, Climate Lab) and her all-too-familiar grief ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass ...

While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a ...

Apex predators attract a special kind of fascination; also called "super predators," they sit at the top of the food chain, ...

Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.

Stephen Port, a notorious serial killer with a peculiar interest in children's films like Transformers, wrote letters from prison boasting about his alleged intelligence. Unbeknownst to him ...

Researchers prefer to speak of encounters and interactions rather than attacks and assume that the orcas do not act with aggressive intent.

It was worth noting the contribution of whale investors to the rally ... The coin, often dubbed an "Ethereum Killer," languished for the majority of 2024 before a broader rally sparked by Donald ...

The two orcas -- also known as killer whales -- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...