The Canadian government is redoubling its efforts to protect a critically endangered population of Southern Resident killer ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

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

Researchers Find Orcas Using 'Allokelping' as a Skincare Tool Through Drone Images in Salish Sea The monitoring of the ...

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered. Now, they're unexpectedly showing up in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Killer whales have been caught using seaweed to rub and groom each other in what scientists say is the first evidence of marine mammals making their own tools.

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

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 observation in ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A pod of orca whales was spotted playing in Commencement Bay near Tacoma. Video shared with KOMO News by ...

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

Drone footage reveals killer whales using kelp to bond, groom, and possibly heal - offering a rare glimpse into their social ...

Submitted by the Orca Network. Orca Network and Washington State Ferries will be hosting an event on board the ferry Tokitae on June 29th to celebrate Toki’s Legacy. The ferrys ...