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

"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 ...

New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they’ve modified, and researchers think ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The killer whales are using a kind of marine loofah to exfoliate. Rubbing the kelp between their bodies is a form of mutual ...

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.

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