KILLER whales have been spotted giving gifts to humans in “extremely unusual” behaviour, baffled scientists say. Dozens of ...

I’ve been conducting raptor surveys by vehicle along Washington’s coastal beaches. Completed with a host of volunteers, the ...

Researchers examined sightings of killer whales in the area from 2002 to 2023. Scientists make worrying discovery after ...

The apex predators have offered up fish, birds, turtles and whales to humans around the world, according to the study.

Scientists documented 34 remarkable cases of wild killer whales trying to give food to humans across four oceans over 20 ...

Researchers have identified a fascinating behavior in killer whales, aka orcas: they sometimes offer to share their prey with ...

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,” ...

While domesticated animals like cats and dogs have been observed sharing food with humans, this is the first time a ...

A white whale calf swimming with its mother off Australia created a memorable moment, while a pod of rare Baird’s beaked ...

The team ran experiments offering people who returned bottles the option of getting a typical ten-cent payout—or the small ...

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 ...