Orcas, or killer whales, are deadly and beautiful apex predators.

orca watching, and hiking. What to Read Before You Go: Tidal Passages: A History of the Discovery Islands (Harbour, 2008). Quadra native and historian Jeanette Taylor traces the rugged history of ...

A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the ...

Especially intriguing to Darren is that female orca go through something like the menopause - an extremely rare phenomenon in the animal kingdom, only documented in just five species of toothed whales ...

In the footage, a female orca leads the lesson, demonstrating how to pull the seal off the ice by its tail, as the calves watch and learn. She lets the seal escape, and after it jumps back on the ...

Discovery Whale Watch typically offers both morning and afternoon outings; exact departure times vary by the season. Extended (six-hour) trips beginning at 8 a.m. are also offered during orca ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Orca pods are matriarchal, with females reaching around 90 years old, which means that after they go through menopause around age 45, they have ...