Killer whale who carried dead calf for weeks gives birth to live calf September 8, 2020 A baby calf born to a killer whale from an endangered pod off Washington State and British Columbia is being greeted with celebration. J35,… Continue Reading
Olympic rower Silken Laumann outdone on the water by a pod of orcas August 4, 2019 It takes a lot to impress three-time Olympic medalist Silken Laumann on the water. But a pod of orcas did exactly that wowing the… Continue Reading
Sick orca is missing, likely dead, according to whale researchers September 15, 2018 Six days after the last known sighting of J50, an emaciated killer whale who has been closely monitored by scientists in Canada and the… Continue Reading
Mourning orca mom carries dead whale child on her forehead as pod starves from lack of salmon August 1, 2018 The death rate for killer whales in the Pacific Northwest is increasing as their food source, the Chinook salmon, disappears. The most recent death,… Continue Reading
Killer whale plays tugboat with sailboat anchor July 30, 2018 A transient killer whale is treating sailboats off Vancouver Island like toys. Ara Stevenson captured some incredible video of an orca grabbing onto the… Continue Reading
Amazing Images: Killer whale cruises by Seattle’s Space Needle; Polar Bear “prays” at a cross April 4, 2017 Photographers capture the most memorable moments. Take Stu Davidson, who yesterday snapped a beauty in Puget Sound. He managed to snap an Orca with… Continue Reading
Death of killer whale Tilikum in Blackfish doc sparks worldwide vigils against Seaworld January 9, 2017 The death of the world’s most famous orca Tilikum, star of a documentary that drove down visits to SeaWorld, and a trained performer who… Continue Reading
Killer whale known as “Dopey Dick” makes waves 40 years later off Scotland April 4, 2016 Dopey Dick gained his unflattering name almost four decades ago when the killer whale swam upriver into a Northern Irish city seemingly in pursuit… Continue Reading
RIP Unna: Killer whale dies at SeaWorld San Antonio December 21, 2015 When Unna was hit by a ferocious fungal infection in the fall, SeaWorld San Antonio consulted with experts around the world to develop a… Continue Reading
Killer whale injured by boat propeller off Vancouver Island August 26, 2015 A95, better known as Fern, is one very lucky killer whale. The 6-year-old orca appears to be the latest victim of a boat strike… Continue Reading
