Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other – the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals.

Researchers caught all 26 members of the J pod on camera, including a baby. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 8: BABY KILLER WHALE SEEN BOUNCING AND ROLLING OFF WASHINGTON. SEE THE PEACHY ORANGE CALF ...

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern ...

Dr. Weiss said: “While there are other killer whales around the world, the southern residents represent a genetically, ecologically, and culturally distinct population." ...

A whale fall is the carcass of a whale falling to the ocean floor. The fossils date back to a time when the site in Kutch was under a tropical sea, in a warm and humid coastal environment.

Approaching an Entangled Giant If a whale swims away quickly after its rescue, it’s a good sign that it is healthy and will be alright. ©YouTube/Storyful Viral – Original ...

A humpback whale tethered to the sea floor by a rope was rescued off the coast of Australia after a local fisherman spotted the animal in distress, video shows.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The attorney of convicted killer Pervis Payne is reacting to the Tennessee Supreme Court’s recent ruling for her client. The Court ruled that his life sentences will be… ...