SEATTLE — A new orca calf spotted in the Puget Sound last week is part of the family of the last killer whale captured in United States waters. The new Bigg's, or mammal-hunting, orca calf was ...

The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) announced that a new Bigg’s orca calf has been spotted in the Salish Sea. The calf was first seen as part of a group of more than a dozen orcas on ...

Mar. 19, 2025 — To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs only ...

This awe-inspiring event unfolded in Maui, where scientists, both locally and globally, have only previously captured glimpses of a handful of female humpback whales with calf flukes protruding ...

Contrary to a gradual increase in size, the next 37 million years saw whales diversifying while remaining relatively small. Baleen whales, equipped with filter-feeding systems, appeared around three ...

A new orca calf was spotted off the coast of Vancouver Island this week and it’s been identified as part of the Bigg’s t046b family. Spotted by Eagle Wing Whale & Wildlife Tours on Thursday ...

The Pacific Whale Watch Association announced a new Bigg’s orca calf was first seen as part of a group of more than a dozen orca on March 20 in eastern Juan de Fuca Strait. The young whale was ...