Under a new law, Washington boaters must stay 1,000 yards away from southern resident killer whales (SRKW) at all times. The law went into effect on Jan. 1, the same day that many islanders spotted J ...

We mentioned in last week's Pygmy Hippo Watch (not a phrase I ever expected to write) that Metro Richmond Zoo's yet-unnamed baby was merely the most recent ...

Tahlequah captured national attention after losing a baby under tragic circumstances in 2018. Now, researchers believe the ...

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From a huge baby penguin to a pet octopus who laid 50 eggs and a whale that might have been a Russian spy, here is a look at some of the most famous animals of 2024.

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The killer whale calf was spotted in the Puget Sound area off Washington state several days ago. On Tuesday, the center ...

The team photographed the calf's underside, confirming it was a female. An orca, who carried her dead calf for 17 days and swam over 1600 km of ocean in 2018, has given birth to a new baby ...

The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according ...

The whale, known to the world as Tahlequah, gave birth to her second calf since 2018, when she carried her dead newborn for ...

Dec. 26 (UPI) --The killer whale that carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks for 1,000 miles in 2018 has a new baby, according to the Center for Whale Research. The heartbreaking ...

The bereaved whale mother who made headlines when she heartbreakingly grieved her dead baby for more than two weeks has given birth to a new calf, scientists said. The mama orca, named J35 by ...