ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species and ...

Some wildlife species have the incredible talent of imitating human sounds and behavior. For instance, birds like parrots can quickly learn to say certain words and phrases, capturing the attention of ...

SEATTLE —For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the ...

A U.S.-based research team has documented a rare glimpse of Bigg's killer whales engaging in some unusual behaviour, ...

A baby orca has been spotted with the Puget Sound population of killer whales. The new arrival -- scientists don't know yet if it's male or female -- brings the number of orcas up to 86. The ...

A new member of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale (orca) population has been spotted around Puget Sound, and a second may be on the way, researchers said. “It’s great! It’s always fun to ...

This is the first time pack-ice killer whale vocalizations have been recorded. Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and ...

Whale watchers are rejoicing as more sightings of killer whales have been happening around Puget Sound. Experts told KIRO 7 that we’re seeing both Southern Residents and Transient or Biggs around the ...

There are two species of killer whale found in the Salish Sea — they are Bigg’s killer whales, the marine mammal-eaters, and southern resident killer whales, that eat salmon. The two subspecies could ...