Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

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

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

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

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

Scientists documented 34 remarkable cases of wild killer whales trying to give food to humans across four oceans over 20 ...

Researchers focused on the Salish Sea have made an intriguing discovery about Orcas. These whales, which have continually ...

Keeping track of hundreds of orcas is being made simpler with the help of an AI algorithm that can identify individual killer whales with 92% accuracy.

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.

Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use ...

For the first time ever, scientists have captured video footage of two killer whales, or orcas, kissing. This is the first ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A pod of orca whales was spotted playing in Commencement Bay near Tacoma. Video shared with KOMO News by ...