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The sea lions will likely join nearby communities in Oceanside or La Jolla, or swim up north to other populations off.

The pod of killer whales that showed up Thursday, Jan. 30, have only been documented less than 10 times since 1993.

Shamu, the world-famous orca, captured hearts worldwide as the star of SeaWorld's marine shows. First performing in 1965, Shamu became an emblem of SeaWorld, astonishing audiences with her remarkable ...

Scientists have pieced together evidence that ancient marine reptiles once swam in what is now central Colombia, and these creatures appear to have been more formidable predators than today’s mighty ...

The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) Researchers expressed ...

ADDITIONAL 2500 ANIMALS. NOW, 6:45 AND NOAH OF NEW ENGLAND IS WARNING BOATERS ABOUT A LARGE GROUP OF NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES FORAGING NEAR PORTSMOUTH. THEY WERE SEEN NEAR JAFFREY LEDGE ...

A ‘Blue Whale’ submarine weighting 5.5 ton has been deployed to monitor saboteurs working for Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Russian and Chinese vessels routinely circulate its waters ...

Orcas, known for their intelligence, can mimic human language, as demonstrated by a female orca named Wikie who replicated words like 'hello' and 'bye-bye.' This research highlights orcas' vocal ...

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 sperm whale. The underwater attack—which was organized and bloody ...

SEATTLE — This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles. Tahlequah was last seen still carrying ...

Germany has deployed an underwater stealth drone, "Blue Whale," to patrol the Baltic Sea to counter Russian and Chinese operatives after undersea cables were recently cut in the region. According ...