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.

An unusual mortality event has been declared for both, Humpback Whales since 2016 and Right Whales since 2017. A dead ...

An orca, or killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last week. “This was an exciting discovery for our team as this is the first time they have spotted an orca ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — A rare sighting was made about a week ago off the coast of Kitty Hawk: a killer whale! An aerial survey team from Florida-based Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute ...

White sharks, which grow to 4,500 pounds, are common off the Outer Banks, due to their use of the East Coast like a seasonal highway. In the winter, they leave waters off New England and go south for ...

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Institute said on March 13, an aerial survey team spotted an orca off the coast of Kitty Hawk.

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute’s survey team spotted the killer whale on March 13 ... tackle shop showing an orca in the Outer Banks waters went viral. But online sleuths ...