New research confirms two distinct groups of West Coast killer whales with different diets, habitats, and behaviors.

This account by Orca Annie Stateler details her observations and personal perspectives of Nov. 2 visit to island waters by Southern Resident Killer Whales.

They came together Sunday evening not far from Port Townsend. Why, no one can say for sure, except the participants ...

Measuring over 30sq.km with an average depth of 10.9m, Twofold Bay is the third deepest natural harbour in the Southern ...

The orcas’ coordinated movements and tail slaps suggested they were hunting. Drucker used the zoom lens on her camera to spot ...

A shark-hunting pod of orcas was seen flipping their rival apex predators upside-down to paralyze them before feasting.

For even the non-linguists out there, most people are aware that there are some "universal languages." An angry look, a sheet of musical notes, or an algebra equation will all mean the same thing to ...

A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...

FLORIDA -- Wildlife officials in Florida are investigating the death of a female killer whale that grounded itself on Wednesday on a beach in Palm Coast, about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. "This ...

When three killer whales struck the Lady L, Heath Samples thought a tanker had collided with his yacht, as everyone on board was knocked off their feet. After the orcas repeatedly buffeted the yacht, ...

On August 17, a 28-year-old male northern resident killer whale died in Johnstone Strait. Named by researchers as I76, the whale was well-known to the whale-watching community, and Jared Towers, a ...