Imagine hearing a killer whale say "hello" or "goodbye"; it might seem like something taken from a science fiction movie, but ...

In a day of sadness and surprise, researchers on Puget Sound on Tuesday found J61, the new calf born to mother orca Tahlequah, had not survived—and that a new calf had also been born to J pod. Lolita, ...

Viral videos that purpotedly show a female orca trainer being killed by a killer whale at an aquatic park have spread like wildfire across social media. The viral clips began making rounds on social ...

This is the first time pack-ice killer whale vocalizations have been recorded. Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and ...

Ships moving through a busy channel off Washington state's San Juan Island are slowing down this summer as part of a study to determine whether that can reduce noise and benefit a small, endangered ...

SEATTLE —For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the ...