For now, researchers are not listing the calf as missing or dead, but there appears to be cause for concern within the Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor, Washington. L128 was first observed ...

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While orcas, also known as "killer whales," are a common sight in the northeast Pacific Ocean, they’re rarely detected in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, where little is understood about pods that swim ...

Now, after a set of fossilized remains was found along a river in Japan, a new species of prehistoric right whale has been discovered.

The orca J pod has been very active in Central Puget Sound waters Friday, and they've got reason to be animated: There's a ...

Captive animals sometimes need a transfusion, but the typical approach to blood banking isn’t practical for zoos and aquariums. One veterinarian is testing a solution.

“Puget Sound is a key foraging area for Southern Residents in the fall. They regularly travel into this region pursuing Chum ...

The crypto market is buzzing again as a fresh wave of whale investors dives into one of the best crypto to invest, sparking ...

The rare hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay is likely a result of weather-related shifts in the range of two ...

The whales are also found, naturally, in the waters just offshore.

A Southern Resident killer whale has been spotted clinging to her dead baby in the Salish Sea off northern Washington, a conservation group said. J-36, also known as Alki, was seen Sept. 12 in the ...

Despite being one of the largest animals on the planet, the limited population and vast territory of the North Atlantic right ...