Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

THE “world’s loneliest orca” who has been trapped in a tiny pool for 32 years is experiencing the “worst form of torture”, experts claim. A devastating video shows Kshamenk barely able ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and ...

Killer whales, or orcas, have long been recognized as some of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean. Known for their ...

Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...

Tahlequah is the orca whose story shocked the world in 2018 when she carried a calf that lived only half an hour for 17 days ...

Social media users were blown away by the scene in the viral clip, with one saying: "I would be in heaven if this happened to me." ...

Wildlife biologist Brad Hanson was worried about the orca calf the first time he saw her. The calf, born into a pod of endangered southern resident killer whales that live off the coast of B.C., ...