The encounter, observed by snorkelers in Norway, “involved repeated episodes of gentle, face-to-face oral contact.” ...

ORCAs, the ultimate ocean predators, are capable of hunting the largest animals on Earth, including blue whales and elephant ...

Get ready for an unforgettable 13 minutes of Orca encounters that will completely change how you see these magnificent ...

Researchers have observed a population of orcas that cut and position kelp tools between their bodies to scrub each other’s ...

We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...

This is the first documented evidence of its kind of marine mammals fashioning tools out of objects in their environment, ...

Researchers focused on the Salish Sea have made an intriguing discovery about Orcas. These whales, which have continually ...

Orcas are the only whale species in which females experience a substantial post-reproductive lifespan, with females typically ceasing reproduction in their 30s or 40s but often living into their 80s ...

A 14-foot, 550-pound orca whale, fashioned from cedar, will soon be suspended from the rafters of Camp Orkila’s Marine Salmon Center, thanks to a commission from Doug and Nancy Boyden and years of ...

The complex social dynamics within orca pods require sophisticated mediation skills, and grandmother orcas often serve as social stabilizers. Researchers studying Southern Resident killer whales in ...