Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

Southern resident killer whales have been caught on drone video crafting kelp tools to groom one another—an unprecedented ...

Killer whales have been caught using seaweed to rub and groom each other in what scientists say is the first evidence of ...

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

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

Killer whales turn kelp stalks into tools that they use to groom each other while cleaning their own skin, too, observations ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against ...

Scientists say rare behaviour observed in Pacific Northwest shows how much we still don’t know about marine mammals ...

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

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known ...

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

Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more ...