The young humpback pushed toward the surface, but the dark mesh tightened around its body. Each movement produced the same cruel result. The calf gained a little water, lifted its […]
The newborn calf slipped beneath the surface almost as soon as its body lost the strength to swim. Its mother turned back. She lowered her head beneath the small body, […]
A dead silver fish floated between the side of a small boat and the black head of a wild orca. Nothing stopped the whale from taking it back. One quick […]
From high above the coast of New South Wales, the humpback whale looked as though she had simply fallen behind. Other migrating whales continued north through the blue-green water. However, […]
He is there again in the morning, before anyone on deck has finished their coffee. The first time, the crew thought it was a coincidence. A young killer whale, maybe […]
At first, the small grey shape was easy to miss. An adult female orca moved through the cold water west of Iceland, her black back rising beneath the surface before […]
The small dorsal fin kept appearing behind the larger whale. At first, the two orcas looked like any closely travelling pair. One surfaced ahead, while the smaller animal followed through […]
The young orca had survived the crisis that brought her into human care. As her weight returned and her strength became visible, another question grew harder to ignore: what would […]
Two towering black fins break through the cold grey water. The first belongs to John Coe, an old male orca whose damaged dorsal fin makes him instantly recognizable. A second […]
The rescue boat moved slowly away from the shallows. Behind it, a large male orca followed under the pull of a harness. His tall dorsal fin cut through the grey […]