The J, K, and L pods make up the small population of Southern Resident killer whales that's left in the wild. The whales' ...

Two orcas harpooned in front of a group of whale watchers puts a spotlight on St. Vincent's controversial whaling practice.

SEATTLE — The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, instead of ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A rare pod of orcas was spotted near Point Loma on Wednesday, delighting local whale watchers. This ...

Experts speculate that orcas may be playing when they ram boats so hard they sink—a phenomenon that’s mostly been documented in this region.

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For the first time ever, a pair of orcas have been spotted making out in the wild. The amorous pair was observed nibbling each other's tongues during a snorkeling expedition in the Kvænangen fjords in ...

Experts say that a small band of just fifteen whales could be responsible for a wave of alarming incidents ...

Sailing enthusiasts are going to need a bigger boat if they want to sail off Spain's northwestern tip after killer whales damaged yachts.

Marineland in Canada recently closed, leaving the whales' fate in the balance - and now it says it may have to euthanise them ...

The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.

The heavily scrutinized Marineland theme park in Canada says, without emergency funding, it will have to euthanize 30 beluga ...