The orca calf belongs to a family of transient killer whales, or “Bigg’s” killer whales, and was first spotted in the Salish ...

Orcas are highly intelligent ... She was rescued and taken into captivity at the Dolfinarium Harderwijk theme park, where she remained for around 18 months. A legal challenge was brought against ...

Marine biologists don’t know why they started hunting off the coast in the first place. Killer whales usually rove farther offshore, and Port and Starboard were already adept killers with well ...

More than 20 years ago, Keiko the Orca, star of the movie Free Willy, died in Taknes Fjord in Norway after being released ...

“We thought it was a right whale calf at first. Thought it was a shark at first, and then we realized what we were looking at," said Bradley. “There have been sightings of killer whales in ...

France says no to retiring 2 orcas at proposed N.S. whale sanctuary N.S. sanctuary could be a new home for whales in captivity ... bid to provide refuge to two killer whales residing at Marineland ...

Munro served for many years on the board of the Orca Conservancy, which he co-founded to free the last surviving killer whale taken from Washington that was still in captivity. Munro and his wife ...

"We might get false killer ... array of whales to Southern California. Another major factor in the population rebound is the numerous protections and regulations now in place.