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

The rare and awe-inspiring gestures were documented off the coasts of B.C., California, New Zealand and Norway. Researchers ...

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

In a nutshell Southern resident killer whales are making tools from kelp to groom each other—the first documented case 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 ...

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

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

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

A rare and endangered whale has been spotted off the Kerry coast, a lone male orca travelling through the waters of Dingle ...

Killer whales "groom" each other using tools made from seaweed, reveals new research. The "incredibly exciting" discovery is ...