To start a kelp-based grooming session, an orca places the bull kelp stipe on its face and nuzzles against another killer ...

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

"They're using the kelp to rub between themselves." During 12 days - between April and July 2024 - of studying a population ...

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

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

Rubbing against algae to slough off dead skin has been observed in other cetaceans, but never before with what can truly be ...

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

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

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

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

In the Salish Sea off British Columbia, southern resident killer whales are also using kelp for what scientists suspect are ...

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