The acquisition could meet with controversy, as wildlife organizations voice concerns that too little was done to save the sick sea mammal. A member of the marine rescue group Sea Shepherd looking at ...

Dr. Kelly Bowen, a researcher studying orca migration, managed to find a rare whale tooth among the collection of bones at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, which allowed her to make ...

A new musical is in town, and it’s sure to blow audiences out of the water. “ORCA: A One-Whale Musical” is set to premiere in Red Hook later this month. On Oct. 20 and 21, marine life lovers and ...

Orcas: Our Shared Future is a new exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI). The exhibit, produced by Canada’s Royal BC Museum, promises a deep dive “into the stories and science that ...

Researchers have recorded an orca swimming with a pilot whale calf in a possible interspecies adoption, but how the two came together is a mystery. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This friendly-faced cetacean has an unfriendly name: Killer whale. If you prefer, though, you can call it by its other ...

Lime Kiln Point State Park on San Juan Island has a lighthouse and an orca museum. Bob Downing Akron Beacon Journal The first time I went kayaking in the San Juans, no sooner had my guided group ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas were ...