Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with death.

Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...

What’s Next for Orca Communication Research ... similar studies with wild orcas to better understand how these animals learn and share sounds in their natural habitats. The results could ...

At the time, researchers believed they knew what had managed to kill this shark, but they could not confirm it. Now, however, ...

Barbara J. King, an anthropology professor at William & Mary College, has spent her career exploring the depth of animals' emotional lives.

Similar behavior can also be seen in other socially cohesive animals with relatively long life spans, such as primates and dolphins, he added. Calf mortality is high: Only about 1 in 5 orca ...

A resurfaced recording of a beluga whale mimicking human speech has sparked renewed interest and mixed reactions. Additionally, a study documented an orca imitating words, hinting at the potential for ...

San Diego says SeaWorld owes millions of dollars in unpaid rent, but PETA alleges "the city is proposing that it let the ...

After several recent orca pod sightings in Waikato, the Department of Conservation (DoC) is reminding people to respect the ...

One of the most compelling examples of animal grief she discusses is the case of Tahlequah, an orca whose “grief swim” in 2018, and now again in 2025, has captured global attention and ...