Two orcas appear dead in abandoned tank - when they spot drone it's even more tragic

Concerns are growing for orcas Wikie and Keijo, a mother and son duo left abandoned in a grimy them park tank, with haunting ...
11Alive

SeaWorld publishes decades of orca data to help wild whales

SEATTLE — The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, instead of ...

Southern resident orca numbers show region cannot let up on restoration

The Center for Whale Research’s latest census shows just 74 of the orcas remain. They need more food, space and less ...
Yahoo

Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

An orca swims through the Strait of Gibraltar on July 30, 2021. Along the southern coast of Spain and up around the west coast of Portugal, orcas have been documented ramming, sometimes sinking, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Curious Case of ‘Old Thom,’ an Orca Traveling Alone in the North Atlantic

Sightings of the marine mammal captivate the public and baffle scientists Benjamin Cassidy The orca known as “Old Thom” swims in front of researchers in the Bay of Fundy. Gregory Rec / Portland ...
USA Today

See why orcas are sinking boats — and how other killer whales are learning from them

For the last five-plus years, killer whales have been ramming – and in some cases sinking – expensive yachts, sailboats and fishing boats in the crystalline waters off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, ...