The study authors observed the practice in Southern Resident killer whales while sailing in the Salish Sea off the Pacific Northwest coast in 2024. Using high-definition cameras, they spotted 30 ...

There was some indication that whales with "more peely skin" were more likely to engage in the massages ... The study of this threatened killer whale population, which lives in the coastal waters ...

The interactions might have to do with skin health and strengthening social bonds ... a co-author of the study and executive director of the Center for Whale Research, says in a statement. “We know ...

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

A killer whale has become a first-time mom after a peachy-orange calf was spotted swimming with her off Washington, a whale watching group said. The baby orca was discovered March 20 in the Salish ...

A 14-year-old Bigg’s killer whale is now a mom after a baby orca was recently spotted March in the Salish Sea swimming with her, group says.

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...

A 14-year-old Bigg’s killer whale is now a mom after a baby orca was recently spotted March in the Salish Sea swimming with her, group says.

A 14-year-old Bigg’s killer whale is now a mom after a baby orca was recently spotted March in the Salish Sea swimming with her, group says.