Orcas (also known as killer whales) are inherently unsuited to being held in captivity, due to their ranging habits, size, longevity, intelligence, sociality, and acoustic needs. Orca sociality is ...

“We are kind of sitting up and scratching our heads right now, going, ‘Is this going to be a continuous thing?’ We hope not.” Shown is one of two pygmy killer whales that beached itself at ...

Members of the marine mammal rescue group Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder walk with a Pygmy killer whale that was found stranded off the beach at Long Key State Park in the Florida Keys on ...

Marine mammal responders mobilized for the report of a stranded dolphin off Long Key State Park on Jan. 12. What they found ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and stranded just off a beach in the island chain on Sunday, a local marine ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and stranded just off a beach in the island chain on Sunday, a local marine mammal ...