Researchers document a behavior called "allokelping" in which one killer whale uses kelp to massage the back of another killer whale, near San Juan Island (Reuters) -Killer whales are known for ...

Sharks are usually the hunters, but these killer whales have developed a surprising new way to enjoy a meal. In A Nutshell ...

Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 23, a team ...

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals. The whales bite off the end of a kelp stalk, ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review spanning two decades has revealed a little-known, yet intriguing behavior.

New research confirms two distinct groups of West Coast killer whales with different diets, habitats, and behaviors.

Orcas have been observed ramming boats and even sinking some of them. But this isn't new. Here's a video from 2014 of a pod of orcas chasing a speedboat.

Killer whales, including calves and juveniles, travel in their family group in the Gulf of Alaska in June 2025. It’s well documented by now that the marine heatwave that hit the Pacific Ocean in 2014 ...

Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems, a new book from the University of California Press (December 2006), explores an aspect of whale ecology that until now has received surprisingly little attention ...

(Reuters) -Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication. New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how ...