Prior to this month’s orca encounters, the last recorded orca sighting off Orange County’s coast was in late April, when the famed killer whale Frosty, notable for his lighter skin color ...

“Based on the shape of the fin and the white lips, I would say it’s a pygmy killer whale ... are easier prey for predators. Dog meets friendly whale during California excursion “Usually ...

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species, ...

“Based on the shape of the fin and the white lips, I would say it’s a pygmy killer whale.” Experts said there has never been a sighting of a true albino whale of any species in Hawai ...

A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington. The Southern Resident killer whale baby was discovered April 6 in the ...

A Bigg’s killer whale calf is seen swimming alongside its mom in the Salish Sea off Washington. Caio Ribeiro Eagle Wing Tours / Pacific Whale Watch Association A killer whale has become a first ...

Killer whales are known for hunting in packs, making them a dangerous creature. A pod of more than 60 orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted attacking and killing an 18-metre-long ...

The Center for Whale Research and the California Killer Whale Project identified the group of orcas as the L pod, a pod Newell said she was familiar with. "These orcas are the salmon eaters ...

which means that the Bigg’s killer whale population is growing at a rate of 2% to 3% annually,” Weiss said.

Erin Gless of the Pacific Whale Watch Association highlighted the historical significance of its lineage. “She is part of a line of killer whales that were the very last ones to be captured in ...