If a killer whale matriarch dies traumatically, the psychological scars can be seen for decades in the rest of the pod. They show selflessness inexplicable by mere kin or group selection or reciprocal ...

Things seldom work out for the characters of Gary Larson's The Far Side, so it makes sense there are plenty of comics worthy ...

Welcome to Fiji, a South Pacific paradise perfect for families, featuring idyllic beaches, vibrant coral reefs, and a rich ...

An endangered orca vanished from a dwindling whale pod off the Washington coast, a conservation group said. The missing ...

MOSCOW, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Russian rescuers returned a young female killer whale to the Sea of Okhotsk on Thursday after the orca beached in the far east, the emergency situations ministry said.

For more than five decades, southern resident killer whales have steered clear of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, avoiding ...

(KATU) — A new podcast series is set on one of the most famous orcas in history. Keiko, the killer whale, spent time at the Oregon Coast Aquarium after living in a small tank in Mexico.

In 1970 and 1971, orcas were herded into the cove off Whidbey Island. This month, members of the L pod returned.

Rather, what many spectators have been crowding to see is a life-size replica of a beached sperm whale on a waterfront ...

Peekskill resident Reginald McClure was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 7 to 30 years in state prison in connection with the shooting death of Dutchess County resident Ernest Wilson of Poughkeepsie in May ...