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.

ORCAs, the ultimate ocean predators, are capable of hunting the largest animals on Earth, including blue whales and elephant ...

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

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

The behavior could be the first-ever documented accounts of wild predators offering their food to people. In a nutshell Wild ...

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

THIS is the astonishing moment a pair of orcas was spotted kissing – with tongues – for the first time ever in the wild. The ...

A pod of humpback whales encountered a group of killer whales during feeding time off the coast of California. On June 24, a ...

The orcas clearly liked this activity because different whales were recorded preparing the stems eight times and rolling the ...

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans. Here's what they think is going on. Pacific white-sided dolphins swim ...