This collection of articles about whales in the Pacific Northwest highlights new births and unusual behaviors. One story focuses on a killer whale becoming a first-time mom with a calf spotted in the ...

Weiss stressed that the outlook for southern resident killer whales is “very bleak,” as the current birth rate is insufficient to sustain the population long-term. This decline is in part due to their ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct.

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting ...

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct.