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Orcas use kelp as a tool to groom and bond with each other
Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with orca expert Michael Weiss about his research on how orcas in the Salish Sea use kelp to groom and bond with each other, a behavior he’s never seen before. This article was originally published on WBUR.
A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...
Killer whales turn kelp stalks into tools that they use to groom each other while cleaning their own skin, too, observations ...
The orcas clearly liked this activity because different whales were recorded preparing the stems eight times and rolling the ...
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WA art exhibit underscores need for action to save orcaAn art exhibit in Seattle is highlighting the dire situation for orca off the coast of Washington. The show, called SUPER POD: All Together features all the members of the endangered Southern ...
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.
The adult male killer whale Moctezuma and five other killer whales (two adult females, two juveniles, one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters.
Tahlequah, the killer whale who made headlines for mourning her dead calf in a unique two-week "tour of grief" seven years ago, is reacting to her latest deceased newborn the same way, a heart ...
Researchers are concerned about the new orca whale calf born last month, describing it as "emaciated." This photo from Oct. 5, 2024, shows L128 and L83.
The whales were the last animals to be captured in American waters. The PWWA said at least 30 Bigg's killer whales would never have been born without the direct efforts of Munro to save Wake.
In 1992, a colleague had returned from a fishing trip in Baja with a story about seeing two killer whales attacking a whale shark. But Ms. Schulman-Janiger was never able to confirm the event.
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