Recently, a male orca known as J27 ... identifying features such as the dorsal fin and saddle patch on its back were underwater. “But the fish was definitely up there,” she said.

On her first day a male orca’s tall dorsal fin pierced the water beside the rubber dinghy she was riding in. The sight left her speechless—and erased all thoughts of plankton. She switched to ...

Ultimately, the curved dorsal fin is still a mystery. Curved, or not, the orca's giant fin is a beacon to all, this apex predator is a force to reckon with. More from News A triangle pointing ...

Students study the vocalizations, hunting techniques and social behaviors of four communities of orcas and discuss ... and white pictures of the dorsal (top) fin and the saddle patch (pigmented ...

An orca has caused a stir appearing off a well-known dolphin spotting location on the Moray Firth. The bull known to conservationists as John Coe can be identified by a notch on his dorsal fin and ...

They have large, rounded pectoral fins and a unique, variable gray or white “saddle patch” behind their large dorsal fin ... of young. Killer whales are presumed to be polygamous, but do not breed ...