The newborn had been alive for only minutes. Yet one of the first things it had to do was something every whale must eventually do alone. Reach the surface. Breathe. […]
Maya could see her mother. That was the cruelest part. The young orca was inside a small working harbor on a cold North Pacific coast. Her mother was outside. Only […]
Nera could see her mother. That was what made everything worse. The young orca was inside a narrow tidal lagoon along a remote northern coastline. Her mother was outside. Between […]
When the young orca heard other killer whales beyond the net, something changed almost immediately. Springer had just completed a long journey north and was recovering inside a temporary sea […]
When the young orca was returned to seawater, something changed almost immediately. After spending time in a temporary pool beside the coast, the calf was moved back into a sea […]
The temperature over the remote Arctic fjord had plummeted to a bitter sub-zero threshold overnight. When marine researchers aboard an ice-strengthened research vessel peered through the heavy morning mist, the […]
At first, the movement looked ordinary. A young orca was swimming steadily through a narrow coastal channel surrounded by dark forest and cold water. Ahead of her stood a small […]
On a sunlit afternoon off the coast of southern Spain, the sea appeared entirely serene. Mountains framed the distant horizon as a small boat drifted over the rolling blue water. […]
At first, the scene looked almost impossible to interpret. A giant blue whale was moving through open water off Western Australia. Around it, a few orcas appeared small enough to […]
The ocean waters off the icy coast of Iceland were remarkably calm when researchers onboard a marine biology vessel spotted the pod. From a distance, everything appeared normal. A large […]