The Center for Whale Research confirmed Sunday that the new orca calf in the J pod, J62, is female. During a sighting on Feb. 8, researchers said J62 appeared to be “doing well” and is ...

In 1969, a four-year-old baby orca was separated from her family off the coast of British Columbia and sold into captivity. For the past 50 years, she’s lived in an “oceanarium” and ...