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

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

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 seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

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

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 ...

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

Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use ...

Although orcas around the world are all categorized as a single species, they don't really behave as one. Distinct ...

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.

New research documenting orcas using seaweed as a tool for grooming is further evidence of the species’ complex social ...