On Oct. 24, 1931, William Fey cruised the Columbia Slough and found Oswald, the orca, floating. The frolicking orca called Ethelbert by Oregonians and Oswald by Washingtonians was harpooned by Edward ...

Three mystery whales have been surprising whale watchers from Canada to Olympia. When somebody gets the thrill of seeing an orca in Northwest waters, that whale is almost always well known. Scientists ...

Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.

Researchers suggest that predation by a subspecies called Bigg's orcas might explain why members of another one, called ...

Experts look into the 2021 and 2023 dolphin mass stranding events and find that both were being chased by an apex predator.

Orcas are among the most intelligent and coordinated hunters in the ocean, capable of targeting animals once considered untouchable apex predators. Observations show them using precise teamwork to ...

Marine researchers say a 1,000-kilogram great white shark made an “extremely rare” appearance near Vancouver Island this week.

"The whales generated so much excitement in the community with thousands of people getting to see them from all over." ...

Getting close to a stingray is risky, even for an accomplished predator such as an orca. They are not called stingrays for ...

Historically, killer whale diet research relied on surface sampling of prey fragments, usually scales, helping researchers to determine primarily salmon species. Newer techniques that analyze DNA in ...

Orcas appear in Vancouver Harbour from time to time and often delight residents who catch a glimpse of them. But marine ...