OUTER BANKS, N.C. — A rare sighting was made about a week ago off the coast of Kitty Hawk: a killer whale! An aerial survey team from Florida-based Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute ...

Beachgoers in North Carolina were recently met by a big surprise guest. According to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, an orca was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on March 15. This ...

Clearwater Marine Killer whale image courtesy Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. An orca, or killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last ...

The Russian government takes action weeks after video footage showed the animals languishing in freezing waters.

Killer whales in aquariums regularly eat ice cubes, even though ice provides no calories or nutrients. It's a curious ...

A rare sighting for researchers off the North Carolina coast. On March 13, an aerial survey team from the Florida-based Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute spotted an orca, also known as the ...

An orca that hangs around the waters of New England, known as Old Thom, was spotted north of Cape Cod this past weekend. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy confirmed the "killer whale" sighting in a ...