Killer whales, also known as orcas, are incredibly intelligent apex predators. As such, researchers have been observing the ...

In each of these cases, the killer whales approached the people on their own and dropped their prey in front of them. “This ...

Whales observed in Salish Sea off western North America Behaviour is a rare instance of tool use by marine mammals It may ...

Southern resident killer whales have been caught on drone video crafting kelp tools to groom one another—an unprecedented ...

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

Drone footage reveals killer whales using kelp to bond, groom, and possibly heal - offering a rare glimpse into their social ...

Killer whales turn kelp stalks into tools that they use to groom each other while cleaning their own skin, too, observations ...

A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of ...

Learn more about a group of orcas in the Pacific Northwest that have been observed making and using tools to groom each other ...

Researchers have observed a population of orcas that cut and position kelp tools between their bodies to scrub each other’s ...

The killer whales are using a kind of marine loofah to exfoliate. Rubbing the kelp between their bodies is a form of mutual ...