For the first time, orcas have been seen making and using tools out of seaweed. The reason? Most likely as a form of social ...

The discovery — published June 23 in Current Biology — constitutes the “first evidence” recorded of tool-making by marine mammals. “ We were amazed when we first noticed this,” Michael Weiss, the ...

A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

Australia’s Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury recorded a lost humpback whale that had ended up in Koombana Bay in mid-June. The team at the centre decided to send up a drone to monitor the whale, ...

Thanks to new drone footage, killer whales have joined an exclusive club: the short list of animals that make and use tools.

Denmark’s Thor Pedersen spent nine years, nine months, and 16 days on the road, visiting 203 countries, never once taking ...

Sri Lanka has formally submitted its application to join the BRICS alliance, signaling a strategic move to deepen economic ...

With an estimated 8.75 million living species on earth, there are always going to be some weird and unusual animals you've ...

MIRISSA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan waters are considered a haven for the largest creatures ever to have lived, the blue whale, a rare place for a resident, year-round population to thrive.

Weligama, Mirissa and Galle, towns on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, are a haven for tourism, hosting surfers and marine enthusiasts. Visit them to watch blue whales, swim with turtles and explore ...