Southern Resident Killer Whales have reason to rejoice after a healthy baby orca was born recently in or near Puget Sound.

Carrying and looking after young is a demanding task, and bigger, longer females have more stored fat to tap for the job. The researchers found that, in all seven species, longer mothers tend to ...

A new calf, J64, was born last week to the delight of whale watchers. Though the exact time of its birth is unknown, the first sighting was in Saratoga Passage – between Whidbey and Camano islands – ...

Orca whales are usually *** symbol of joy and awe for people in the Northwest, but this week, researchers documented *** heartbreaking moment in Rosario's Strait. *** mother whale spotted pushing her ...

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 ...

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 ...