A group of whale researchers monitoring the Southern Resident J Pod believe a new baby orca, J64, is most likely dead.

The two surviving calves are J62, a female born Dec. 30, 2024 to J41, and J63, born April 6, 2025 to J40. But J61, born on ...

While they will continue to watch for the young orca, researchers have concluded that J64 is likely deceased, based on this latest encounter. According to the Center for Whale Research, the standard ...

A new orca calf has been born in J Pod. The baby cetacean, called J64, is part of the Southern Resident Killer Whale ...

When a baby orca is born, it is always time to rejoice. With a low survival rate, the more orcas born, the better the chances of pods and even entire species surviving. Despite a difficult year ...

Three-month-old Kyara, the last baby killer whale born at the orca-filled panopticon known as SeaWorld, has died from what park officials believe to be pneumonia. Kyara, who was born in SeaWorld San ...

CHICAGO (AP) – There’s a new baby beluga at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. Aquarium officials announced the baby beluga whale was born early Monday at 4 1/2-feet long and 150 pounds. Officials say both ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — The Shedd Aquarium announced that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are master migrators. Some ...

The [deaths] that hit the hardest are animals like this young whale who never got the chance to contribute to their species.” ...