Early pregnancy detection can potentially help researchers protect pregnant killer whales from lack of nutrition and ...

The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just like humans.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...