Orcas

Rare orca superpod comes to Seattle

They came together Sunday evening not far from Port Townsend. Why, no one can say for sure, except the participants themselves — and no humans speak their language.

Endangered orcas return to Puget Sound without newborn J64, presumed dead

Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest member of J Pod, a newborn known as J64, was not among them.

Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas

Scientists hope that the same hair-thin strands that carry internet signals can be transformed into a continuous underwater microphone to capture the clicks, calls, and whistles of passing whales — information that could help save endangered orcas.

Newborn orca spotted with Northwest's endangered J Pod

The orca J pod has been very active in Central Puget Sound waters Friday, and they've got reason to be animated: There's a new calf.

Orca mom carries dead newborn calf in San Juans

Bolder efforts needed to save Northwest's endangered orcas, report finds

Efforts to save the Northwest’s endangered orcas are not working on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, according to an international panel of scientists.

Another baby orca spotted with Northwest's endangered J Pod

It is the fourth calf born to the southern resident orcas since December. Two of the four have died already.

Killer whales amaze Seattle onlookers with a rarely seen bird hunt

A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird.