The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...

Blue whales, known as the largest animal to ever live on Earth, mostly eat krill, using their baleen plates to strain huge ...

The Southern Resident killer whale population is declining and without more Chinook salmon, it could drop further.

A team of researchers from the University of Washington and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration has uncovered ...

An endangered Southern Resident orca calf has been seen emaciated and struggling to survive in the Puget Sound. This comes ...

Several killer whale calves were spotted “playing” with prey along Monterey Bay last weekend, enthralling wildlife ...

Killer whales in the Pacific Ocean have been consistently and knowingly threatened by human behaviors, such as hunting and ...

The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said the Southern Resident killer whale calf, named L128, appeared “lumpy and skinny” and ...

The Poikiloblade Orca seemingly came from nowhere to wow the judges at Blade Show West. We tracked down one of the men behind ...

There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in Puget Sound, according to the most recent count released by the Center for ...

BBC Studios Pounces On ‘Big Cats 24/7’ Sales. BBC Studios and PBS’s upcoming natural history show Big Cats 24/7 has landed a ...

As Churchill, Manitoba, plans for a future without polar bears, the town is hoping belugas will come to the rescue.