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Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative ...
The study authors observed the practice in Southern Resident killer whales while sailing in the Salish Sea off the Pacific ...
Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...
Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and ...
Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...
Learn why some orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are sharing their prey with humans.
The behavior could be the first-ever documented accounts of wild predators offering their food to people. In a nutshell Wild ...
Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...
They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why?
Orcas often share food with each other—it’s a prosocial activity and a way that they build relationships with each other,” ...
Killer whales turn kelp stalks into tools that they use to groom each other while cleaning their own skin, too, observations ...
A killer whale sighting in Vancouver stunned triathlon swimmers as three orcas swam near them during the T100 race. Here’s ...