Researchers are investigating the sighting of three killer whales in Puget Sound that do not match any known regional ...

A study in 2018 revealed that some orcas are able to imitate human speech, mirroring words such as 'Amy', 'Hello' and 'Bye ...

Marine life researchers are tracking a mysterious pod of orcas recently spotted moving through the Salish Sea.

ANTIBES, France — A female orca at a marine park in France has learned a handful of words and can mimic human language, according to scientists. The 16-year-old killer whale, named Wikie, can say ...

ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species and ...

Three mystery whales have been surprising whale watchers from Canada to Olympia. When somebody gets the thrill of seeing an orca in Northwest waters, that whale is almost always well known. Scientists ...

A new baby orca born to J Pod is a ray of hope for the endangered southern resident killer whales. J63 was spotted by Mark Malleson, field biologist for the Center for Whale Research, on April 6. J ...

On March 20, an orca calf was spotted in the Puget Sound. That alone is cause for excitement, but this calf has an interesting story: The calf is related to a killer whale that was captured by ...

A new orca calf was seen swimming with Southern Resident orcas, delighting Puget Sound residents and killer whale researchers alike. A field biologist spotted the calf while traveling with the J Pod ...

Scientists found evidence that killer whales may hunt and eat other killer whales, revealing new insights into how ...