KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) – A survey crew that has spent the past five years tracking whale locations just had their first orca sighting — off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. According to a ...

Clearwater Marine Killer whale image courtesy Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. An orca, or killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last ...

A rare sighting for researchers off the North Carolina coast. On March 13, an aerial survey team from the Florida-based Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute spotted an orca, also known as the ...

Beachgoers in North Carolina were recently met by a big surprise guest. According to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, an orca was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on March 15. This ...

Killer whales have sunk three boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal so far this year. But experts agree that the behavior is not malicious.

More than 50 years after her capture, the Miami Seaquarium's Lolita, one of the oldest killer whales in captivity, will be returned to her home waters in the Pacific. Plans are underway to move Lolita ...

Drones are used for many reasons these days, whether they are deployed for war, surveying road projects, or decorative purposes. Scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston are now using drones ...

The above video is coverage from 2024 about spotting misinformation online, after a report of an orca in the Outer Banks turned out to be fake. KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) – A survey crew that has spent ...

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KITTY HAWK, N.C. — Researchers said they were in for a "wild surprise" last week when they spotted an unexpected orca off the coast of Kitty Hawk. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute’s ...