Killer whales, or orcas, are apex predators with remarkable intelligence, social bonds, and hunting strategies. They live in every ocean, with some populations specializing in unique diets and ...

A killer whale was seen swimming up the Siuslaw River from the Oregon Coast. Experts say killer whales entering Oregon's bays and rivers is not an uncommon event. The city of Florence was abuzz with ...

When tourists travel to Seattle, it's common to take in the Space Needle and the downtown skyline from Puget Sound. It's an itinerary that a newly arrived pod of killer whales appears to be following ...

When tourists travel to Seattle, it’s common to take in the Space Needle and the downtown skyline from Puget Sound. It’s an itinerary that a newly arrived pod of killer whales appears to be following, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of well-studied orcas known as Southern Resident orcas are endangered and face multiple threats to survival. New research ...

The killer whales of the Salish Sea, off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, are perhaps the most well-studied marine mammals in the world. For over 50 years, researchers have taken ...

There’s an episode in Season 1 of Stranger Things, where the science teacher explains to the kids how to travel to another dimension (the Upside Down) using a paper plate. The teacher draws a ...

Some researchers think that two varieties of orcas are so different that they should be considered separate species. Olivier Morin / AFP via Getty Images In August 2022, a large, bloody fin covered in ...

Orcas acted as primary scouts by actively seeking out baleen whales and alerting the whalers by breaching and slapping their tails at the mouth of the river. This 90-year alliance proves that Orcas ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...

In 2021 and 2023, hundreds of dolphins were stranded in shallow waters in San Antonio Bay in northern Patagonia. Some died, but many were returned safely to the sea. But what remained a mystery until ...

If you grew up in the 1990s, your idea of a big night out often involved a strip mall, a tray of food, and a chain restaurant that no longer exists. Long before every corner anchored a Chipotle or ...