Footage captured in May 2022 shows an aerial view of killer whales hunting and killing great white sharks at Mossel Bay, ...

A pod of killer whales made an unexpected visit off the coast of Orange County Thursday. The pod of CA56 killer whales (orcas ...

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Experts say Southern Resident Orca “Ocean Sun” will soon turn 100 years old and is considered the oldest orca in the world.

Orcas, also called killer whales, are apex predators of the ocean. Their intelligence, hunting skills, and sheer power make ...

also called the southern resident killer whales (SRKW), who live in the waters near western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. The loss of J35's female calf is particularly devastating ...

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said in a Facebook post.

Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...

Many live in complex social groups ... The tragic event highlighted the plight of the Southern Resident killer whales, whose population struggles under immense environmental pressures.

Orca advocates are begging federal leaders to help keep the Puget Sound’s Southern Residents alive. Advocates say the Federal ...