Each year, peak whale watching season around the Puget Sound spans from May to October, but our waters have whales in them ...

Killer whales have been filmed ramming large fish so hard they exploded – before gorging on the remains. The footage shows ...

When a pod of killer whales in Monterey Bay launched fully out of the water in pursuit of dolphins, cameras on nearby vessels ...

California is taking a closer look at one of the Pacific coast’s most iconic and imperilled animals: the southern resident killer whale. State wildlife officials are now gathering public input on ...

OrcaLab uses underwater sound to study wild orcas and inspire global efforts to protect whales and ocean ecosystems.

Multiple environmental groups are concerned the Alberta government's proposed oil pipeline route poses a risk to southern ...

In most of the 24 encounters – 68 percent – the orcas simply avoided meeting the pilot whales by moving away before the ...

The chances of spotting Bigg's, or transient, ocas have drastically increased in recent years, according to a University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine biologist Lauren Laturnus is watching vessel traffic in the Salish Sea, from East Point on Saturna Island, B.C. Her work is ...

Scientists captured video of orcas ramming into sunfish with such force that the fish exploded. The behavior may be for fun as well as for feeding, they report.

We're very lucky that orcas don't see us as a meal, given that they can hit a 4,000 pound sunfish hard enough to make it literally explode.

The situation in Spokane is hard to believe. A man has been arrested and is being held on suspicion of starting the biggest ...