Killer whales in the Pacific Northwest survive because of one key member: the grandmother. Unlike most animals, female orcas go through menopause and can live decades after they stop reproducing.

SEATTLE — A southern resident killer whale from J pod was spotted Friday pushing a dead calf through the waters of Rosario Strait, a heartbreaking scene that researchers say underscores the fragile ...

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of ...

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...

A whale known to many in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest will get the star treatment in a new podcast this month. Serial Productions and the New York Times will release “The Good Whale,” a six-part ...