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 ...

It was worth noting the contribution of whale investors to the rally. What happened: ADA rose over 2% in the last 24 hours, with its trading volume jumping by more than 35% to $1.34 billion.

The two orcas -- also known as killer whales -- themselves face an uncertain future. Animal activists had been angered by Marineland's plans to transfer its two killer whales to Japan, a move ...

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“The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly devastating, not just because she was a female, who could have ...

The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen ...

A team of scientists and filmmakers heads to Antarctica to study the most sophisticated hunts in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. Show more In ...

Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State.

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 ...

Humpback whales are listed as a federally endangered species and protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972. They migrate from northwest waters of North America, including Alaska ...

Alarmingly, only 23 of these are believed to be breeding females. Image for Representation. Reuters A killer whale that captured global attention in 2018 by carrying the body of her deceased newborn ...