After consulting with federal authorities, rescuers decided the most humane course of action was to euthanize the whale.

Predators at the top of a marine food chain 130 million years ago ruled with more power than any modern species, McGill ...

In recent months, President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said offshore wind turbines are harming, and perhaps killing, ...

Orcas, known for their intelligence, can mimic human language, as demonstrated by a female orca named Wikie who replicated ...

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass ...

Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.

While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a ...

Mother orca 'appeared to be trying to keep it (calf) from sinking' off Canada's Vancouver Island, says Center for Whale ...

After the attack, which took place off the coast of Honduras, one of the orcas charged “directly” at the anglers’ boat.

The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Killer whales, or orcas, have long been recognized as some of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean. Known for their ...