A local Indigenous tribe had watched over the orca calf after her pregnant mother died on a rocky beach in late March.

But while playing catch with ... largest members of the dolphin family. Males are bigger than females, but they both vary in size and weight. The largest orca ever recorded was a staggering ...

I’ve been thinking about animals and death because Tahlequah, that mother orca, lost another calf this month. The baby whale was first spotted by whale watchers on Dec. 20, 2024. Then ...