A rare white killer whale was spotted in Monterey Bay, California, on Oct. 15. The orca, named Frosty, is likely white due to leucism or Chediak-Higashi syndrome, according to the tour agency that ...

Killer whales, or orcas, are usually black and white. But in this family of three or four, there was one solid white whale, which is very rare.

Orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as Killer whales, are easily recognized by their black-and-white markings on their bodies.More specifically, these whales have an iconic white patch near their eyes.

The white killer whale spotted in Alaska's Aleutian Islands sent researchers and the ship's crew scrambling for their cameras. The nearly mythic creature was real after all.

Several starkly contrasting black and white orcas surrounded the ghostly youngster, referred to as CA216C1, “Frostbite” or “Frosty”, and the display delighted whale watchers in pursuit.

A white whale approached a boat at sea, and it wasn’t Moby Dick. A boat full of tourists witnessed what may have been the first-ever sighting of an all-white Omura’s Whale off the coast of ...

Often, when people describe changing human attitudes toward whales, they tell a black-and-white story: Either people save, watch, and respect the whales, or we eat, kill, and fear them.

A white whale has washed up on a beach in far-east Victoria, prompting questions about whether it might be the well-known white whale, Migaloo. Picture: Peter Coles ...

When Herman Melville wrote his classic 1851 novel, “Moby Dick,” it was subtitled “Or, the Whale.” And that’s what artist Jos Sances of Berkeley titled his life-sized, 51-by-14-foot ...

Thought to be a young albino whale swimming with its mother, the calf was sighted in July. Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) can grow to be 17 meters (55 feet) long and weigh 80,000 kg ...

JAW-DROPPING footage of the world’s rarest whale has been captured for the second time in history – leaving experts baffled. The mysterious beast was spotted by stunned tourists aboard … ...

White right whale calf spotted off coast of Australia with its mother, video shows. The ‘rare’ encounter left viewers feeling ‘blessed.’ White whale spotted off Australia, video shows.