SEATTLE —For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. John Ford still recalls ...

To date, attacks by killer whales (Orcinus orca) upon elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) have been conjectured, but never documented. On 28 Dec. 1973, while aboard a 14 ft. skiff from Cape ...

Aerial image of Southern Resident killer whales taken in the Salish Sea off southern Vancouver Island during health research by SR3 SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research. Images by John Durban ...

Scientists say they discovered that two well-known types of killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean are actually two separate species and not just different races. In a study published Wednesday, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two different populations of killer whales that live in the North Pacific are now thought to be different species, a new study published by the Royal Society shows. Phil Morin, ...

Newly published science suggests orcas may be not just one but three distinct species. Researchers say that, based on what they've found, the killer whales deep in the Pacific Ocean should get their ...

John Ford still recalls the first time he heard them. He’d been puttering around the Deserters Group archipelago, a smattering of spruce- and cedar-choked islands in Queen Charlotte Strait, between ...

The award-winning documentary "Blackfish" clearly showed that captive killer whales (orcas) live horrific lives. They are routinely mistreated, forced to breed, and forced to perform stupid and ...