Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

Now a pair of orcas has been caught 'French kissing', taking their apparent mockery of human habits towards another flavor of ...

Lurking beneath the surface of Washington's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent and endangered species: orca ...

They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why?

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

Killer whales have an endless capacity to surprise us with their unique behavior. A new study describes wild orcas 'sharing' ...

A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film ...

Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and ...

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