SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A rare pod of orcas was spotted near Point Loma on Wednesday, delighting local whale watchers. This group usually returns once or twice a year, and Friday could offer another ...

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in what appears to be an effort to revive it. Researchers with the Center for Whale Research, Sea Doc ...

A killer whale was euthanized Tuesday after a long treatment for an infection, SeaWorld San Diego officials said. Kasatka, 42, was considered the matriarch of the orca family at the embattled ...

An endangered orca was spotted Friday carrying a dead newborn on her nose, umbilical cord still attached, between Orcas Island and Cypress Island in Washington state. Whale watching boats reported ...

SAN DIEGO -- Divers on a spearfishing trip encountered a pod of at least five orcas - one of them doing a body roll just feet from their boat. One of the divers says the orcas - more commonly known as ...

This achievement provides a critical safeguard for a species rediscovered in 2001 after being presumed extinct since the ...

The beloved Galápagos tortoise named Gramma that was the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years has ...