For more than a thousand miles, a Southern Resident killer whale known as Tahlequah carried the body of her dead calf on a ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

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, ...

A January 2025 article from the BBC’s Jasmin Fox-Skelly details numerous examples, from an elderly elephant shedding tears ...

Orcas may join parrots and the other animals who can imitate human speech. A study examined a captive orca who is able to ...

A mother orca is continuing to carry the dead body of her calf that died about two weeks ago, according to the Center for Whale Research. In a Facebook post, the US-based research center said that ...

and these creatures appear to have been more formidable predators than today’s mighty killer whales. Their presence at an unexpectedly high level in the food chain has raised new questions about how ...

VICTORIA — A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass in waters off Victoria. The Center for Whale Research says ...

STORY FROM 2018: Southern resident killer whale still carrying calf’s body a week after it died Giles say these animals form strong bonds with their calves. “These are animals that are ...

A mother killer whale whose calf died ... pushing her calf's carcass around, draped over the top of her head as she swam. The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean ...