Orcas Island is a picturesque island located in the northwest corner of Washington State, in the United States. It is the ...

The pygmy whale in question was thought to be around 18 meters long (59 feet) and was hunted and killed by a pod of more than ...

a zoologist and renowned expert in orca acoustics, describes how orcas adapted to the ocean habitat. Watch the video above for the full story. Watch Listening to Orcas on The Nature of Things.

Tourists on a whale-watching boat off Australia witnessed five families of killer whales attack 150-ton mammal.

• Orcas Island deputies apprehended a wanted fugitive in Eastsound. The fugitive led the deputies on a foot chase throughout ...

Gradually, as my non-expert eyes acclimate to the scene, I begin to see more sleek-bodied orcas. There are a few ... off the south end of Vancouver Island. What’s more, toxins and chemical ...

A massive gang of over 60 orcas was seen brutalizing an endangered pygmy blue whale off the coast of Western Australia by a ...

Henkel was leading a tour with eight passengers aboard a 28-foot boat, Laker II, on the back side of Quadra Island, when they encountered two family groups of orcas—about 12 total. After about ...

The episode, witnessed off the Australian coast, offers a rare glimpse into the brutal efficiency of the ocean’s top predator.

• Deputies were dispatched to a domestic dispute call in the Friday Harbor area. Deputies arrived and contacted the people ...