Researchers detail a life full of tragedy and hardship, adding that Ocean Sun should’ve died years ago, but she persevered.

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 ...

Orcas, often known as killer whales ... with males growing up to 32 feet long and weighing as much as 6 tons. Their dorsal fin is a key feature, particularly in males, where it can reach up ...

Orcas are highly intelligent ... fin and the saddle patch (pigmented patch behind the dorsal fin). Subtle differences in the shape of the dorsal fin and the saddle patch act as a whale fingerprint.

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago was spotted recently in waters off Victoria, B.C., still ...

shiny black dorsal fin arcing back into the waves. “That’s A60”, says Jared Towers, a seasoned orca researcher who’s captaining the Zodiac.He spends more time each year on the water than ...

The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) Researchers expressed ...