Beachgoers in North Carolina were recently met by a big surprise guest. According to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, an orca was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on March 15. This ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) – A survey crew that has spent the past five years tracking whale locations just had their first orca sighting — off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. According to a ...

When many people think of sharks, they imagine mindless creatures patrolling the ocean in search of anything to eat. They're ...

Clearwater Marine Killer whale image courtesy Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. An orca, or killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last ...

Researchers with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida report an orca has been sighted for the first time off Kitty Hawk on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. National Park Service photo Great white ...

A whale known to many in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest will get the star treatment in a new podcast this month. Serial Productions and the New York Times will release “The Good Whale,” a six-part ...

Old Thom is the only orca that has been seen repeatedly by experts in North Atlantic waters. Screengrab from Facebook video by Taylor Grai A killer whale was spotted in a rare sighting off the coast ...