A team of researchers from Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico has documented 34 unique interactions in which wild orcas ...

Now a pair of orcas has been caught 'French kissing', taking their apparent mockery of human habits towards another flavor of ...

They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why?

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

A study published in the journal Oceans details the remarkable chance encounter between a group of citizen scientists on a ...

Far from the fearsome reputation implied by their name, “killer whales”, orcas sometimes offer people gifts of food. Why ...

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...

Orcas often share food with each other—it’s a prosocial activity and a way that they build relationships with each other,” ...

Learn why some orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are sharing their prey with humans.

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...