Off the rugged coast of Iceland, an extraordinary and puzzling phenomenon has captured the attention of marine scientists.

"It is nicely filled out and appears to be a perfectly normal little calf," Dave Ellifrit, an expert with the Center for Whale Research, said of the new orca ... the baby is about 1 to 1 ½ ...

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species, according to the Center for Whale Research.