Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced ...

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

The killer whales are using a kind of marine loofah to exfoliate. Rubbing the kelp between their bodies is a form of mutual ...