A rare and surprising visitor made its presence known off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on March 13, 2025—a killer ...

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 the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, an orca was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on March 15. This is the first time a killer whale has been seen off North Carolina in ...

On March 13, an aerial survey team from the Florida-based Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute spotted an orca, also known as the killer whale, near Kitty Hawk, located in the Outer Banks ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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