Learn how the deeply intelligent killer whale learns to communicate by listening.

A rare and surprising visitor made its presence known off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on March 13, 2025—a killer whale, or orca. This marks the first sighting ... Read more The post First ...

At first, it was believed the animals were pilot whales since, as Galvez explained, pilot whales have frequently gotten ...

In the vast, mysterious depths of our oceans, one of the most fascinating phenomena is unfolding: the intricate transmission of hunting knowledge from adult killer whales (Orcinus orca) to their young ...

Imagine a world where killer whale moms don’t just care for their young—they play bodyguard for their adult sons, long after they’ve stopped reproducing. These orca mothers, well into their 90s, ...

The baby killer whale is the fourth born into the Southern Resident killer whale population in the past 12 months Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

Apr. 23—At least 11 North Atlantic right whales were born this calving season — fewer than researchers studying the critically endangered species had hoped, the New England Aquarium reported.

What is it like kayaking where killer whales swim? If you paddle in the ... but they theorize that living in an aquarium for an orca is similar to a jail cell for a human. The orcas may have ...

A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington. The Southern Resident killer whale baby was discovered April 6 in the ...