One mother whale became famous for carrying her dead calf on her nose in a "tour of grief." Now, her pod has had another baby.

First, there’s Galloping Gertie’s famous 1940 plunge into the depths of Puget Sound, and then there’s a local legend. “We were enamored with the story of the giant octopus that lives in ...

gathering annually in Puget Sound to feast on salmon during the summer and fall. Other killer whales feed on fish, octopus and marine mammals, but the diet of Southern Resident whales is almost ...

Recently, a male orca known as J27, or “Blackberry,” was photographed in Washington’s Puget Sound wearing a salmon on his head, and many observers declared that the trend had returned. But while the ...