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

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada — The Center for Whale Research (CWR) confirmed this week that a newborn orca calf, J64, is believed ...

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 ...

A new addition to the Pacific Northwest’s humpback whale population arrived in the Salish Sea this week. Whale watchers spotted a new whale calf Wednesday afternoon, in Haro Strait, between Canada’s ...

Whale researchers combined modern-day sightings with 19 th century records and are revealing new information about when and where humpback whales give birth along a busy “humpback highway” off ...

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

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 8, the Center for Whale Research announced ...

A UNSW-led study published today shows humpback whales are being born much further south than previously thought, with sightings extending as far as Tasmania – more than 1500 kilometres ahead of the ...