Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

SEATTLE — Researchers are concerned aboutthe new Southern Resident orca calf born last month, describing it as "emaciated." The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said the Southern Resident calf ...

Newly developed tests based on these genetic analyses can “tell with 100 percent certainty whether [an orca is] a resident or transient,” says lead author Phillip Morin, a geneticist who ...

While transient orca sightings are more frequent, the Salish Sea is also home to the southern resident orcas. The three southern resident pods J, K, and L, are comprised of orcas found in southern ...

The L Pod is the largest of the three Southern Resident pods, according to the Orca Conservancy (OC), with around 34 members. Weiss said the mother is a whale labeled L90, with the new calf ...

Southern Resident orca calf J63 was seen swimming alongside J40 in the Salish Sea on April 6. ... also known as transient whales, which just saw a new calf as well.

It’s World Orca Week (World Orca Day is July 14) so here’s a few things you may not know about the ocean’s top predator.. What’s in a name? Orcas, often referred to as killer whales, are a ...

A distinct subpopulation of orca whales appears to be using specialized hunting techniques to hunt the marine mammals that they eat. Orca–or killer whales–are the ultimate apex predators, who ...

The Center for Whale Research is sharing photos of a calf believed to be traveling with the Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales' L pod.

Researchers are concerned about the new Southern Resident orca calf born last month, describing it as "emaciated." The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said the Southern Resident calf, named L128 ...

Southern Resident orca population. As of August 2022, there were 73 Southern resident killer whales in three different pods, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association. They can live a long time ...

Southern Resident orca calf J63 was seen swimming alongside J40 in the Salish Sea on April 6. ... also known as transient whales, which just saw a new calf as well.