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 ...

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

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 ...

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

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

Slow-motion review showed three distinct bouts: 10 seconds, twenty-six seconds, and eighteen seconds. Between bouts the ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is developing a plan to protect Southern Resident orcas, which were added to the ...