What drives humpback whales to defend other species against orca attacks? Humpback whales have been documented to defend other species against killer whale attacks. The British Broadcasting ...

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 ...

Protect the salmon. Protect the orca.” As co-founder of the Orca Network in 2001 and the Langley Whale Center in 2014 with her husband Howard “Howie” Garrett, Berta’s commitment to whales and the ...

The albino or leucistic orca — scientists are still unsure which condition affects these rare whales — is part of a small group of just three white orcas known to have appeared in the region ...

Another reason baleen whales migrate is to protect their calves from killer whales. Killer whales, apex predators that hunt in packs, are one of the main predators of baleen whale calves. Although ...

Another reason baleen whales migrate is to protect their calves from killer whales. Killer whales, apex predators that hunt in packs, are one of the main predators of baleen whale calves. Although ...

HALIFAX - The group behind a project to build North America’s first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia has renewed its bid to provide a seaside sanctuary to two killer whales ...

The other reason that baleen whales migrate to give birth in warmer waters is to protect their calves from killer whales. Killer whales are one of the main predators of baleen whale calves and are ...

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Another captive orca, Kasatka, drags an experienced trainer down into the pool.

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia’s southern coast. The Washington-based centre says ...