Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something other than hunting prey.

Drone footage from Norway shows killer whales using a highly coordinated and cooperative hunting technique to catch herring.

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 ...

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.

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

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.. The orca ...

Two killer whales scrubbing kelp between their backs, also known as “allokelping.” Credit: Center for Whale Research, NMFS NOAA Permit 27038. Lots of animals use tools to get their food, but ...

Frosty, a white killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Newport Beach on April 29, 2024. ... Leucism causes white coloration on the skin, according to the National Park Service.

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.