Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use objects to make tools. While the bubble nets that humpback whales use to catch ...

Object Details Author Fraser, F. C (Francis Charles) Notes First ed. published 1949 under title: Guide for the identification and reporting of stranded whales, dolphins, porpoises, and turtles on the ...

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species, according to the Center for Whale Research.

British activist Elyssia Phillips and her Iranian friend Anahita Babaei face potential jail time in Iceland after protesting whaling by ... “We didn’t want the whales to be murdered,” Ms ...

A new report from a group of more than 30 experts says a population of endangered killer whales off the coast of British ...

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.

British Columbia Rare whale washes up on Vancouver Island, in possible 1st sighting of species in B.C. 'Na̱mg̱is First Nation says it is 'deeply concerned' about the temperate-water Bryde's ...

Killer whales "groom" each other using tools made from seaweed, reveals new research. The "incredibly exciting" discovery is a very rare example of tool use by marine species, say American ...

Jackie Hildering with the Marine Education and Research Society is among the researchers on-site, and said this is the only known sighting of a Bryde’s whale in B.C.