Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication.

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

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

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

The encounter, observed by snorkelers in Norway, "involved repeated episodes of gentle, face-to-face oral contact." ...

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

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

How to Survive reveals the final killer whale tricks that saved lives, showing the critical actions that made the difference ...

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

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