Lavoie also pointed out a trait that undermines its image as a well-mannered plush toy ... as was the case with 'killer' whales attacking tourist yachts. In fact, we are comforted in our values ...

One day in June 2022 Chérine Baumgartner, a researcher at the Icelandic Orca Project, was watching from a dinghy as a pod of ...

Baby Bump As so-called "killer whales" have made news over the past few years for violent boat attacks in European waters, ...

Off the rugged coast of Iceland, an extraordinary and puzzling phenomenon has captured the attention of marine scientists.

The whale, named Calvin, had "severe entanglement wounds" when scientists last saw her Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido—Two extremely rare all-white killer whales were seen splashing in waters off Hokkaido in what tour operators say could be the world’s first such sighting. In ordinary years ...

These craggy islands 27 miles from the Golden Gate are home to hundreds of thousands of birds and marine mammals — and a ...

The best way to view the islands is by boat, joining a whale-watching company on eight ... auklet chick from its burrow. As fuzzy as a plush toy, it stared up at us, unflinchingly, with an ...

Orca Whales: These marine mammals are known for their matriarchal pod structure. They pass down hunting techniques to their young, which is a reflection of their intricate social connections.

Another lawsuit filed by the group with the intent of preserving salmon as prey for endangered Pacific Northwest orca whale populations threatened to close down Southeast Alaska’s small-boat ...