“One of the two individuals spotted recently could be the one seen in 2019,” Oizumi said. “Waters off Rausu may be in the migration range of killer whales.” ...

MIGRATION: These whales spend their summers in Puget Sound; in recent years they’ve been seen off the San Francisco coast and in Monterey Bay in winter. BREEDING: Female killer whales become mature at ...

"We might get false killer whales come up from Mexico ... have been tracking a troubling trend. Fewer gray whales are making the migration, especially fewer newborn babies. "We had about a five ...

Whale sharks use underwater features and oil platforms as migratory stepping stones, affecting conservation efforts.

The bowhead whale is a baleen whale, known for its massive head that makes up about one-third of its body length. Bowhead whales are large, reaching up to 60 feet (18.3 meters) in length and ...

Orcas, or killer whales, also adopted a bizarre behavior during this time that could only be described as a fad—balancing dead salmon on their heads like aquatic hats. Just as quickly as this ...

The tragic event highlighted the plight of the Southern Resident killer whales, whose population ... and sharing knowledge about food sources and migration routes. Their presence increases the ...

Although known as "killer whales," orcas are actually ... various gray whale behaviors as the team follows the whales on their annual migration, in the Web-based game Whale Watcher.