The U.S. Navy’s Orca drone, also known as the Extra-Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), has been in development for years, but will soon be in the hands of sailors as the sea service works to ...

This rivalry reflects the eternal dance between brute force and finesse, with each bird carving out their niche in the avian hierarchy. Great white shark and Orca. Image by FineShine via Depositphotos ...

Killer whale jumping out of water. Image by Christian via Depositphotos. Tilikum, an orca held in captivity at SeaWorld, brought the complex issue of animal captivity to the forefront when he ...

The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...

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This was not the mother’s first time losing a child. In 2018, the endangered orca known as Tahlequah carried the body of her dead calf for at least 17 days, traversing more than 1,000 miles of ...

An orca who drew international attention when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles seven years ago is experiencing heartbreak all over again. Scientists initially ...

The mother orca, known as J35 or Tahlequah, is a Southern Resident killer whale in the Salish Sea off the coast of British Columbia and northwest Washington State. In July, scientists counted 73 ...

She previously worked at POPSUGAR, Bustle and Scarymommy. Tahlequah, the orca whale also known as J35, who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is grieving once again. On Jan. 1, the Center ...

An orca who made headlines for mourning her dead calf in a unique two-week “tour of grief” is responding to her latest deceased newborn in the same way, a heart-wrenching photo shows.

An orca has been spotted carrying the body of its deceased calf. The orca named Tahlequah, first gained global attention in 2018, when she did a similar gesture when her previous female newborn died.

An orca who made international headlines in 2018 when she carried her dead calf with her for more than two weeks has now been photographed carrying another dead calf. J35, known by the nickname ...