Few complete skeletons remain of this gentle behemoth, who was destroyed by explorers and fur traders in the Arctic.

Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in ...

The J64 orca calf was born Sept. 18 and is now believed to be dead. This is the fourth southern resident killer whale born in the last year. Regulators Bypassed Building 602. Then It Blew Up. Jane ...

SEATTLE — The Center for Whale Research is closely monitoring future orca encounters after determining that the new calf, J-64, is most likely dead. The research team went out to document the whales ...

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada — The Center for Whale Research (CWR) confirmed this week that a newborn orca calf, J64, is believed to have died about a week after being first spotted with the endangered ...

Whale watching experts are sharing sad news this week. They believe a baby orca named J64 that was born in early September has now died. On October 23 rd, researchers took several photos of J pod ...

SEATTLE — A new J-Pod orca calf was spotted last week in the Puget Sound, less than two weeks after a mother carried her dead baby near the San Juan Islands. In a Facebook post, the Orca Behavior ...

EASTSOUND, Wash. (AP) — Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in an apparent effort to revive it. Researchers with the Center for Whale ...

It is unclear if southern resident killer whale J36, also known as Alki, had a stillborn calf or if her female newborn died shortly after birth Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE ...

A mother orca is mourning the loss of her recently deceased calf in a very public manner. On Friday, Sept. 12, a southern resident killer whale identified as J36 was spotted traveling through the ...