The episode, witnessed off the Australian coast, offers a rare glimpse into the brutal efficiency of the ocean’s top predator.

“I was told the orca family group approaching was designated T46,” Rausch recalls. “Which was primarily comprised of offspring of a very famous female orca named ‘Wake.’ In ...

Whidbey resident Susan Berta wears a T-shirt that sums up her mission in life: “Protect the water. Protect the salmon.

A new orca calf has been born in the Pacific Northwest, and this baby boasts an impressive family tree. The orca calf belongs to a family of transient killer whales, or “Bigg’s” killer ...

But their focus changed when they learned of a female member of the population that had been captured 50 years ago and was ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family of killer whales ...

SEATTLE — A new orca calf spotted in the Puget Sound last week is part of the family of the last killer whale captured in United States waters. The new Bigg's, or mammal-hunting, orca calf was ...