A study suggests menopause gives an evolutionary advantage to some whales. The findings could offer clues about menopause in ...

Three weeks into their journey across the globe, the Butler’s woke to see dozens of orcas surrounding their boat — an ...

A free-diver had a once-in-a-lifetime moment when a massive Bryde's whale suddenly emerged during a feeding frenzy in ...

A couple was shipwrecked when their yacht was surrounded and sunk by a group of whales off the coast of Costa Rica in 1989.

Scientists know a surprising amount of information about Southern Resident Killer Whales, but once the whales leave their ...

The Salish Sea is one ecosystem but Canada and the US are playing by different rules when it comes to protecting threatened ...

An endangered killer whale in the Pacific Northwest was spotted wearing a dead salmon like a hat, reviving a bizarre ...

Over the next seven years, the U.S. Navy estimates its ships will injure or kill just two whales in collisions as it tests ...

Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are ...

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...

Katina, the orca, has passed away. She was a wild-born orca who lived in captivity for decades, succumbing to an illness at ...