The Center for Whale Research confirmed Sunday that the new orca calf in the J pod, J62, is female. During a sighting on Feb. 8, researchers said J62 appeared to be “doing well” and is “filling out ...

Seattle author Angela Garbes has found a distinctly Pacific Northwest way to talk about female middle-age: a conversation about orcas, featuring a whale researcher who goes only by Giles. "Like Prince ...

An endangered southern resident orca calf, first discovered on New Year’s Eve, has been spotted again, and the Center for Whale Research is thrilled at the calf’s appearance. “She’s still there. She ...

A female orca who went viral while carrying her dead baby for hundreds of miles in 2018 has lost another child — mere days after it was born. The killer whale — officially tagged as J35 — was spotted ...

SEATTLE — The recent death of a J pod orca calf highlights the plight of the Southern Resident killer whales, which have struggled to increase their population after it reached the lowest level in ...