A study published in the journal Oceans details the remarkable chance encounter between a group of citizen scientists on a ...

Killer whales are known for exceptional intelligence, displaying complex social structures and sophisticated communication.

Two killer whales have been caught "kissing" on camera in a fiord in northern Norway. A group of ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

Killer whales continue to surprise us. Earlier this month, we learned that the largest members of the dolphin family use kelp ...

The encounter, observed by snorkelers in Norway, "involved repeated episodes of gentle, face-to-face oral contact." ...

Other populations of killer whales have been observed rubbing their bodies on smooth stone beaches, possibly to remove dead skin. "Most examples of tool use in animals involve solving ecological ...

Scientists have recorded an 'exceptionally rare' wild orca behavior known as 'tongue-nibbling' for the first time. The social ...

The apex predators have offered up fish, birds, turtles and whales to humans around the world, according to the study.

THIS is the astonishing moment a pair of orcas was spotted kissing – with tongues – for the first time ever in the wild. The ...

The killer whales find large stalks of a type of seaweed called bull kelp, either attached to the seabed or floating at the surface. They then bite off the end of the stalk, position it between ...