These events, recorded in four different oceans, involved orcas approaching people on boats, in the water, and even standing ...

Based on observations across two decades, scientists found 34 instances where the killer whales approached a human with a ...

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

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...

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

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

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

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

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...