Then, almost a year later, on June 20, 2023, a pilot whale calf was again spotted within a group of orcas. As before, this group of orcas was known to the team as herring specialists.

For the first time, a team of whale experts have recorded an orca caring for the offspring of another species, a long-finned pilot whale infant. With their iconic black and white markings, orcas ...

A pod of more than 50 pilot whales died Sunday after a mass stranding on the beach of a Scottish isle. Just one whale survived, according to marine charity British Divers Marine Life Rescue.

A female orca appeared to adopt a baby pilot whale in the first known case of its kind. Scientists observed the orca caring for the calf in western Iceland in 2021, a new study says.

Days later, 230 pilot whales were stranded nearby on Tasmania's west coast on Ocean Beach in Macquarie Harbour. But while global reports of beachings are capturing the world's attention, there ...

A pod of nearly 100 pilot whales displayed unusual behavior before beaching themselves in Australia. More than 50 died, and the rest were later euthanized. By Yan Zhuang Reporting from Sydney The ...

More than 50 pilot whales died on Sunday after they were stranded along a beach on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland. It was the largest mass stranding event in Britain since 2011, marine ...

A dramatic operation to save the lives of more than 100 pilot whales ended in partial success on Thursday after wildlife officials managed to return most of the stranded animals to sea.