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 […]
At first glance, nothing seems wrong. A few orcas move quietly through the cold waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Behind them, dark forested mountains disappear into low clouds. The […]
The mother was not gone. That was what made the scene so difficult to watch. She was still visible in the deeper water ahead, surfacing slowly as she moved along […]
The night air over the Norwegian fjord was freezing and completely calm. At 02:18 AM, automated security cameras monitoring a restricted marine facility recorded something that immediately raised red flags […]
The mother was close enough to see. Every time the young orca surfaced inside the small rocky cove, the dark curve of the adult’s back appeared beyond the narrow entrance. […]