Keeping track of hundreds of orcas is being made simpler with the help of an AI algorithm that can identify individual killer whales with 92% accuracy.

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?

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

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

Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative ...

A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film ...

Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and ...

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 ...

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

When behavioural ecologist Michael Weiss spotted a Salish Sea orca holding a green object in its mouth, he chalked it up to ...

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

Combined with their recent fad for sinking yachts, killer whales are starting to look like the Robin Hoods of the sea.