A killer whale in Monterey Bay, Calif. A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the coastline in Washington state, surprising scientists and intriguing orca ...

Dr. Kelly Bowen, a researcher studying orca migration, managed to find a rare whale tooth among the collection of bones at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, which allowed her to make ...

Efforts to save the Northwest’s endangered orcas are not working on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, according to an international panel of scientists. In a new report, the panel of 31 ...

With the recent string of orcas attacking boats and the nickname of "killer whale," not to mention their endangered status around the world, one would likely think to stay away from one in the wild.

The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research.The ...