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

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 ...

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

The study authors observed the practice in Southern Resident killer whales while sailing in the Salish Sea off the Pacific ...

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 ...

"These weren't mistakes," says researcher Jared Towers. "They weren't like the killer whales accidentally dropped the food.

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

While domesticated animals like cats and dogs have been observed sharing food with humans, this is the first time a ...

Orcas often share food with each other—it’s a prosocial activity and a way that they build relationships with each other,” ...

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