Orcas that prey on marine mammals sometimes “punt” seals or sea lions high into the air to stun the pinnipeds before meal ...

Sharael Kolberg Home to the renowned San Diego Zoo, this 1,200-acre park is the city's cultural hub. Located in downtown San Diego (about 1 ½ miles north of the city center), Balboa Park is a ...

Heartwarming videos have captured some of the “incredible” encounters a rescue dog has been having with whales off the coast of San Diego. Fin, a golden retriever-Lab mix, is “always keeping a sharp ...

Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter. Duke Brouwer, the deputy harbor master, said the whale did not appear to ...

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A video has captured the harrowing moment when a trainer at SeaWorld was seized by the orca Tilikum, and dragged to her death. The trainer, Dawn Brancheau, had dedicated 16 years to SeaWorld, ...

Additionally, San Diego hosts another whale migration during the summer and early fall, from mid-June to September, when blue whales pass through the area. This makes whale watching in San Diego an ...

A pod of rarely seen orcas was a wonderful source of excitement for a group of San Diego whale watchers last ... via Instagram how Fin might recall the encounter: “Last week I got to meet ...

The accompanying footage, captured by Domenic Biagini of Gone Whale Watching San Diego, shows a tethered Fin gazing intently at the orcas while expressing an apparent desire to leap overboard and ...

The accompanying footage, captured by Domenic Biagini of Gone Whale Watching San Diego, shows a tethered Fin gazing intently at the orcas while expressing an apparent desire to leap overboard and ...

Dawn Brancheau worked with orcas at the Orlando resort for over 15 years, becoming SeaWorld's poster girl. However, February 2010, would mark her last encounter with the animals, with the 40-year-old ...