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Learn more about a group of orcas in the Pacific Northwest that have been observed making and using tools to groom each other.

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This is the first documented evidence of its kind of marine mammals fashioning tools out of objects in their environment, according to the Center for Whale Research.

The feat – incredibly rare for marine animals – was seen and captured by researchers from the Center for Whale Research (CWR) based in Washington state, adding to the quirky behaviors already ...

Credit: Center for Whale Research, NMFS NOAA Permit 27038 Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited.

Two whales allokelping, with a small length of kelp stem visible between them. CREDIT: Center for Whale Research, NMFS NOAA Permit 270. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

“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 ...

Credit: Center for Whale Research, NMFS NOAA Permit 27038 Lots of animals use tools to get their food, but researchers just observed an animal tool that they think might be for something different: ...

New research suggests orcas nuzzle each other with kelp, possibly for its exfoliation effect. Center for Whale Research, NMFS/NOAA permit 27038 Step aside, primates and crows.