The cable deployed in Haro Strait can be divided into what scientists call "virtual hydrophones" — discrete listening points ...

Killer whales, or orcas, have long been recognized as some of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean. Known for their hunting prowess, intricate social hierarchies, and unique communication ...

ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species and ...

The J, K, and L pods make up the small population of Southern Resident killer whales that's left in the wild. The whales' ...

The technology would allow researchers to detect the sounds of orcas and other mammals with high-frequency vocalizations ...

On Saturday, the endangered J pod made a stop in Puget Sound for the first time since April. The Orca Network’s Whale Sighting Network confirmed the Southern Resident orca pod was seen between Whidbey ...

She is still out there: cruising miles uncounted, leading her family to fish. L25 is the world’s oldest known living wild orca, the uncontested reigning matriarch of the southern resident orcas that ...

New strategies to save boats from the orca uprising are in the works. Portuguese officials plan to test devices that could deter so-called killer whales from taking down ships with sound, according to ...

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 ...

ANTIBES, France -- In what they call a world first, researchers in Europe say they've taught an orca whale to successfully imitate a variety of sounds, including calls made by other animal species and ...