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 ...

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A team of scientists and filmmakers heads to Antarctica to study the most sophisticated hunts in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. Show more In ...

Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State.

A killer whale that is part of a population struggling ... Scientists said the Bigg’s population owes its advantage to diet; these whales eat marine mammals like seals, sea lions and porpoises ...

A killer whale known as Tahlequah, who gained global attention in 2018 after carrying the body of her deceased newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be mourning another loss. According to the Center ...

A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be grieving again. The whale, known as Tahlequah ...

The endangered Southern Resident killer whale population is 73, according to the Center for Whale Research. The whales have been struggling amid a scarcity of high-quality prey to eat, mainly ...

The population of southern resident killer whales — three pods of fish-eating orcas that frequent the waters between Washington state and British Columbia — has struggled for decades ...

Whale J35 (known as Tahlequah) seen supporting the dead calf in 2018 A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for ...