Many of the orcas captured and sent to marine theme parks in the 1960s and 1970s came from the Pacific Northwest. An incident 50 years ago this month changed that. A staffer in then-Washington ...

A boat full of tourists was treated to a heart-stopping display just moments from the coastline. For the first time in ...

Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The rule change would increase the distance boats must keep from the endangered orcas to 1,000 metres from the current 400.

Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

Researchers studying these fascinating animals off the coast of Russia in 2022 discovered traces of an unexpected behavior.

Cetaceans can be split into two main types: baleen whales (which have a sieve-like structure within their mouth to catch tiny ...

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The footage shows several orcas taking turns with the carcass, highlighting their cooperative ...

Sixteen years into the job, most would feel the itch for a change. But for Tiffany, every day remains as thrilling as the ...

Five Star Whale Watching, founded in 1985, said this week that it’s no longer offering tours to tourists and locals.

A rare pod of orcas, known as CA-51, has returned to Monterey Bay after a three-year hiatus, delighting whale watchers and ...

For over five decades it terrorized the waters off Constantinople. It sunk ships, killed sailors and installed fear in those ...