But the grieving mother isn’t a person – she's southern resident orca Tahlequah J35, pushing her dead calf through the waters ...

Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.

Harbinger Theatre has revealed its 2025 season, which includes four more Capital Region Premieres bringing Harbinger's total ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

A welcome sight Thursday morning: Orcas in the Puget Sound. Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about ...

The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...

Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries her calf ...

Two Los Angeles-area boaters on Saturday spotted a juvenile gray whale that had recently been killed by orcas and was missing most of its head. Alisa Schulman-Janiger, director of the ACS-LA Gray ...

Experts say Southern Resident Orca “Ocean Sun” will soon turn 100 years old and is considered the oldest orca in the world.

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

Lynda V. Mapes, Tribune News Service The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths ...