THE marine park threatening to kill 30 whales once housed the world’s loneliest whale and saw 18 belugas die in its captivity ...

Lots of animals use tools. Most live on land, although a few aquatic species are equally resourceful. Octopuses use coconut shells as armour, for example, and some dolphins stick sponges on their ...

A MARINE park has refused to send its beluga whales to a sanctuary after threatening to kill all 30 of them unless the ...

Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Orcas in Mexico's Gulf of ...

Killer whales are known as apex predators in the regions they inhabit in each of the Earth's oceans, typically preying on fish, turtles, marine mammals like seals, and even moose. Now, researchers ...

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 Harbor, ...

Orcas in the Gulf of California appear to have gained special skills to hunt and kill the world’s largest fish, according to a new study. Whale sharks, which grow up to 18m long, are known to feed in ...

Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 23, a team ...

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! In a remote corner of Antarctica, a group of killer whales capture their prey in the most extraordinary fashion. Swimming ...

Researchers document a behavior called "allokelping" in which one killer whale uses kelp to massage the back of another killer whale, near San Juan Island (Reuters) -Killer whales are known for ...

Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members. The feat ...