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 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 ...

also known as the killer whale, near Kitty Hawk, located in the Outer Banks of NC. This is the first time the team has spotted a killer whale since they started surveying the area five years ago.

“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.

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 ...

Researchers with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida report an orca has been sighted for the first time off Kitty Hawk on North Carolina’s Outer ... a pair of killer whales had been ...

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 ...