The employees of the company Naturaliste Charters Whale Watching could hardly believe their eyes when they saw what this orca ...

A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington.

What is known is that they have a relatively stable supply of deep-swimming cartilaginous fish — such as sharks or rays — ...

The Centre for Whale Research says the newborn was spotted swimming alongside a whale known as J40 near Victoria on Sunday.

“Based on the shape of the fin and the white lips, I would say it’s a pygmy killer whale ... s hard for albino whales to reach adulthood because they are easier prey for predators.

“While most other killer whale populations are doing well, the Southern Residents are among the world’s most endangered marine mammals,” the federal agency said. Lack of prey (mainly Chinook ...