This collection of articles about whales in the Pacific Northwest highlights new births and unusual behaviors. One story focuses on a killer whale becoming a first-time mom with a calf spotted in the ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting ...

Scientists documented 34 remarkable cases of wild killer whales trying to give food to humans across four oceans over 20 ...

Researchers have identified a fascinating behavior in killer whales, aka orcas: they sometimes offer to share their prey with ...

A white whale calf swimming with its mother off Australia created a memorable moment, while a pod of rare Baird’s beaked ...

The behavior could be the first-ever documented accounts of wild predators offering their food to people. In a nutshell Wild killer whales have been documented offering food to humans 34 times ...

These Killer Whales Make Tools From Kelp to Massage Each Other in a Newly Discovered Grooming Behavior Dubbed “allokelping,” it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that’s as endangered as ...

Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast. Whale watchers are spoiled for sightings ...

Killer whales turn kelp stalks into tools that they use to groom each other while cleaning their own skin, too, observations suggest. Michael Weiss at the Center for Whale Research in Friday ...