Researchers have identified a fascinating behavior in killer whales, aka orcas: they sometimes offer to share their prey with ...

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...

A new interactive tool illuminates the fraught world of the whale, overlaying tracking data for seven species with hazards ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...

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

In a recent study published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, scientists from Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico ...