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.

Jennette’s Pier reports that if the conditions allow, a team from Currituck County public works plans to pull the animal up higher on the beach berm ...

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 ...

“There have been sightings of killer whales in North Carolina waters before ... species of mammals have been documented in the Outer Banks and North Carolina’s coast.

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A dead female humpback whale has washed ashore on the Outer Banks surf, according to officials with North Carolina Aquariums. The carcass is still floating around in the surf ...

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 ...

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 ...