That summer, a female killer whale started wearing a dead salmon on her head, kick-starting the so-called “salmon hat” trend, according to the conservation nonprofit ORCA. Within weeks ...

These females are expected to outlive their own male species, like a female killer whale can live twice as long as the males ...

While there have been no confirmed sightings since August last year of the two-year-old female killer whale named Kwiisahi?is ...

A female killer whale gives birth to one calf at a time every three to 10 years. Orcas work together to take care of the young. Female killer whales live to be around 50 years old, but some orcas ...

the mission becomes personal when he searches for his favorite killer whale, a powerful female that holds her family together through decades of experience and supreme intelligence. Another ...

The 39-foot gray whale carcass was discovered floating off Marina del Rey on Saturday with most of its head missing.

“[The] general feeling was one of profound sadness, not only for J35 knowing her history, but also knowing what the loss of a female means to the potential for southern resident killer whale ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

Although the more docile Weddell seals are favoured prey, the female killer whale we watch now, known as Marge, and her calf Tickle, have begun spy-hopping a sharp-toothed leopard seal.

Alisa Schulman-Janiger, director of the ACS-LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project, told FTW Outdoors that Jean Huber and Christy Varni discovered the floating carcass at mid-morning less than a ...