Researchers using a new drone say they have observed killer whales finding and modifying stalks of kelp to preen each other.

Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when he spotted one of the killer whales carrying something green in its mouth ...

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Scientists are discovering that killer whales, among the most social and intelligent of marine animals, have unique family structures and behaviors, passed from one generation to the next.

She remembers one 2012 incident in which humpbacks swam from miles away to spend seven hours harassing killer whales preying upon a gray whale calf. “They had something to say about what was ...

Over the years, not only did she lead the Southern Resident Killer Whales recovery program, she also worked with the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act, and became a branch chief.

Killer whale T65A Artemis, a female born in 1986, is well known for moonwalking. “It is a rather unique behaviour,” said Hall. She watched the video and said it was great the witness filmed it.

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most powerful and intelligent predators in the ocean, earning their reputation as superpredators capable of hunting both whales and sharks.

Whale Shark. Image by naushad mohamed via Unsplash. The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) holds the title of the largest fish in the sea, reaching lengths of up to 40 feet (12 meters) and weights ...

Scientists called the hybrid a wholphin, blending “whale” and “dolphin”—though the false killer whale, despite its name, is not technically a whale.Kekaimalu was born healthy, a rarity in such ...

A mother and baby humpback whale in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. Credit: Photograph by Vanessa Risku – Instagram: droning_my_sorrows. The recovery of the humpback whale population suggests we ...