Many travelers make the trek to Alaska ... whales. The latter can be a bit more elusive to spot, which is why it's best to sign up for a whale watching tour. In Juneau, North Pacific humpbacks and ...

This experience, which was captured on camera, makes me think of the wonders that lie ahead for anyone venturing into Alaska’s waters. Generally orcas are also known as killer whales ... study of ...

The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 ...

Anglers off the coast of Honduras captured rare footage of a pod of orcas eating a sperm whale, according to a new study.

Orcas, known for their intelligence, can mimic human language, as demonstrated by a female orca named Wikie who replicated words like 'hello' and 'bye-bye.' This research highlights orcas' vocal ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.

A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said. Scientists say whales are ...

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said in a Facebook post.

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound ... though some swim north to Alaska and south to California. The males, which can weigh up to 22,000 pounds, typically ...

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Researchers spotted Tahlequah the killer whale swimming with her new calf, J61, on Dec. 20. The baby whale died a little over a week later Sabienna Bowman is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE ...