Killer whales are intelligent creatures, and scientists have recently discovered a new behavior among the species. Despite ...

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are incredibly intelligent apex predators. As such, researchers have been observing the ...

Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new ...

And killer whale youngsters are fond of playing kelp keep-away. But what the southern residents are doing with the kelp ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against ...

Drone footage reveals killer whales using kelp to bond, groom, and possibly heal - offering a rare glimpse into their social ...

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

Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of ...

Restoring Port Phillip Bay’s dwindling kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver more than $92 million in ...

In the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal, southern residents have been documented detaching lengths of seaweed and ...

Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a ...

The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the ocean's true apex predator, preying ...