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

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...

The population of Bigg’s killer whales — which is believed to be in the hundreds — has grown since the government stopped ...

Killer whales are one of the most intelligent animals; only humans have a larger brain relative to their body size, according ...

Animals can be a human’s best friend — or worst enemy. For every Free Willy, Old Yeller, Air Bud, or Beethoven, there are animal attack movies featuring everything from avian assaults (The Birds) and ...

Eba stands at the bow of research vessel Cheena, cruising the waters of the Canadian Gulf Islands where killer whales were ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

Friday Harbor Film Festival – Oct. 23-26 in local theaters only. All screenings will offer reserved seating, giving you the ...

Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop ...

Killer wh ales appear to be inviting humans for lunch, a new study suggests. The research investigated unusual occurrences of ...

Charlotte Rampling and Richard Harris are the heavy-hitting Oscar nominees facing off with a big plastic whale.

In a recent study published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, scientists from Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico ...