An orca was spotted balancing a salmon on its head in late October near Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, according to the Orca Network. This specific killer whale is known to marine biologists and whale ...

but salmon populations are also endangered. A federally endangered species of killer whale was spotted in the Central Coast this week, exciting whale watching crews and spurring hope for its survival.

while resident killer whales travel in “tight-knit family pods” and prey on salmon and other fish, the NOAA said. Drone footage showed the whales feeding on salmon, with one whale being ...

The organization noted that the whales were feeding on salmon in the area ... than the other types of killer whale," she said. "They're spy hopping, where their head comes out of the water ...

National Marine Fisheries Service research vessel observing a "spy hopping" Southern Resident Killer Whale off San Juan Island, Washington. Some populations of the Chinook salmon, which is the ...

The sighting coincided with Oregon’s Whale Watch Week ... Historically, the pod of roughly 35 whales is known to hunt salmon on the west side of San Juan Island during the spring and summer ...

This is a photo of the orca whale, also known as a killer whale. You can see it swimming along with a much smaller sea creature. The orca is the ocean’s top predator. It’s actually the largest ...

It's whale watch week on the Oregon Coast, and a pod of orcas was spotted off the coast of Depoe Bay. Early Monday morning, marine biologist Carrie Newell with Whale Research EcoExcursions ...