Efforts to save the Northwest’s endangered orcas are not working on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, according to an ...

Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use objects to make tools. While the bubble nets that humpback whales use to catch ...

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average lifespan for male killer whales is about 30 years, and females typically live about 50 years. In the wild, males ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against ...

Orcas, often called killer whales, are majestic apex predators of the ocean, and encountering one in the wild is a moment that most will never forget. In this video, we bring you 7 incredible orca ...

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the first blue whale of the season, these events have stunned onlookers and ...

I’ve been conducting raptor surveys by vehicle along Washington’s coastal beaches. Completed with a host of volunteers, the ...

“Killer whales rely on underwater sound to feed, communicate, and navigate,” according to NOAA. “Pod members communicate with each other through clicks, whistles and pulsed calls.” ...