A discovery of unique killer whale behavior may be the first documented time a marine species has been seen using and creating tools for something not food-related. The finding was made in Washington ...

Scientists have documented southern resident killer whales using tools fashioned from kelp to groom one another—a behavior never before observed in marine mammals. The study, published recently in the ...

(The Hill) – Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern ...

Scientists believe that the kissing-like behavior likely reinforces "social bonds" between the animals Scientists have recorded the wild orcas engaging in "tongue-nibbling" — a social behavior similar ...

When researchers from the University of British Columbia set out to film the solitary hunting habits of Northern resident ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern resident” killer ...

A new study has investigated hundreds of videos and images taken by the public, tourism operators and scientists to better understand a rarely studied behavior among whales and dolphins—do they ...

It’s getting romantic under the sea. If you’re ready for a summer romance, you’re not alone in the mammal kingdom. In fact, even your aquatic brethren are getting a little hot and heavy beneath the ...