Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative ...

The study authors observed the practice in Southern Resident killer whales while sailing in the Salish Sea off the Pacific ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and ...

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

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?

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

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and social of marine mammals. They live in tight-knit pods ...

Keeping track of hundreds of orcas is being made simpler with the help of an AI algorithm that can identify individual killer whales with 92% accuracy.

A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film ...

When behavioural ecologist Michael Weiss spotted a Salish Sea orca holding a green object in its mouth, he chalked it up to ...

It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg induced intense selachophobia — or galeophobia if you prefer — to a wide swath of ...