A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed ...

In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was first ...

A resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was ...

For more than five decades, southern resident killer whales have steered clear of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, avoiding ...

An especially popular killer whale put a dead fish on his head, in a throwback to a fashion last seen in the 1980s.

A resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was ...

The extended visit was a welcome sight for researchers working to better understand and protect the endangered orcas.

A KILLER whale that spent its whole life in captivity and fatally attacked its trainer in 2009 has died at a Canary Islands ...

The following short items have been culled from the archives of The Leader and the University of Washington Library. Text and ...

KETO the late killer whale spent his life in captivity being tormented and even forced to breed incestuously, resulting in ...

Over the past few weeks, orca enthusiasts have spotted at least one killer whale sporting the throwback accessory. “We saw ...

King salmon, or chinook, are a critical part of the diet of Southern Resident killer whales. The population of Southern ...