In a video by the Ocean Exploration Trust, scientists return to a whale fall off the coast of British Columbia for the third time in a decade to glimpse the life still clinging to a whale’s ...

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

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

The study indicates that orcas often waited for a human reaction and, in some cases, re-offered the food if initially refused ...

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

Presenter and wildlife conservationist Connel Bradwell finds there is evidence of same-sex courtship in almost every animal ...

Killer whales have been caught using seaweed to rub and groom each other in what scientists say is the first evidence of marine mammals making their own tools.

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

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

Orcas are the only whale species in which females experience a substantial post-reproductive lifespan, with females typically ceasing reproduction in their 30s or 40s but often living into their 80s ...

A 14-foot, 550-pound orca whale, fashioned from cedar, will soon be suspended from the rafters of Camp Orkila’s Marine Salmon Center, thanks to a commission from Doug and Nancy Boyden and years of ...

The complex social dynamics within orca pods require sophisticated mediation skills, and grandmother orcas often serve as social stabilizers. Researchers studying Southern Resident killer whales in ...