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

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

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 ...

So, too, should we hope for a rebuilding of the shattered Gaza Strip — that project being an audacious act of hope in and of itself — the dawn of an era of justice and rights for Palestinians; an time ...

As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there’s no ...

We suffer from many losses in life; being on the losing side of a presidential election is one of them. There is utility in ...

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

Only a handful of days old, the female calf was confirmed dead on New Year's Eve. The next day, the southern resident orca ...

After consulting with federal authorities, rescuers decided the most humane course of action was to euthanize the animal.