When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

Killer whales are showcasing a fascinating behavior, using seaweed as grooming tools. This novel research indicates their high intelligence and complex social interactions. Drone observations in the ...

Killer whales have been observed using seaweed as grooming tools, indicating their sophisticated social behavior. This 'allokelping' was captured by drones in the Salish Sea. In a separate development ...

A discovery of unique killer whale behavior may be the first documented time a marine species has been seen using and creating tools for something not food-related.

A ‘completely novel’ find Indeed, southern resident killer whales are critically endangered and federally protected both in the United States and Canada, with a total population of just 74 whales.

Killer Whales use a technique called 'Allokelping' to clean themselves and a friend. A rare double waterspout is spotted off the coast of Florida. Plus, zoo animals use water play as a way to cool off ...

The killer whales find large stalks of a type of seaweed called bull kelp, either attached to the seabed or floating at the surface. They then bite off the end of the stalk, position it between ...

Bull kelp is the material of choice for this population of resident killer whales. The whales break off the ends of bull kelp stalks and use them to groom each other. The grooming process involves one ...

Other populations of killer whales have been observed rubbing their bodies on smooth stone beaches, possibly to remove dead skin. "Most examples of tool use in animals involve solving ecological ...

Southern resident killer whales have been caught on drone video crafting kelp tools to groom one another—an unprecedented behavior among marine mammals. This suggests a deeper social and ...

Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members.