orca

It's been 43 years since the death of Skana, the Vancouver Aquarium's first resident orca, who experts believe changed the way people viewed killer whales and spurred a global movement in whale conservation.Today, the resident killer whales…

As It Happens6:50How does a male orca stay out of trouble? With a lot of help from momWhat do female orcas do when they're finished having babies? Protect their adult sons from ill-advised fights, for one.A new study has found that male…

A baby orca has apparently been born to an endangered killer whale population in the Pacific Northwest, scientists reported.The Center for Whale Research announced the baby orca Friday on Facebook, saying the organization received photos…

A retired Dutch physicist is reporting that an orca rammed his sailing yacht multiple times on Monday off the coast of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, marking the first time such an incident has occurred in the North Sea. The news…

For weeks, the world has been watching with interest as groups of orcas, also known as killer whales, appear to be ambushing boats off the coasts of Spain and Portugal. But now, a boat captain is speaking out, saying that after his…

Lolita the orca will soon be swimming in her home waters of Puget Sound in Washington state after more than half a century in captivity.Friends of Lolita, a not-for-profit organization, and the Miami Seaquarium announced at a news…

A rare sighting of a killer whale mothering a newborn pilot whale is either a touching adoption story or a disturbing case of kidnapping, says a Dalhousie University researcher.The pair were spotted swimming together off the coast of west…

A wildlife photographer looking for birds off the shores of Vancouver's Stanley Park has instead captured an unforgettable image of a different animal in flight: an orca leaping from Burrard Inlet.Frank Lin says he was leading a group of…

<!-- -->Since 2017, killer whales are thought to be responsible for several other great white shark deaths.The carcass of a shark that washed up on a South African beach has left social media aghast. The photos of the dead fish have…

In the wild, is a human more likely to survive an encounter with an orca or a great white shark?— Kameryn F., Yardley, Pa.By the numbers, white sharks are a lot more dangerous to humans than orcas are. Despite the name “killer whale,”…