News

New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they’ve modified, and researchers think ...
The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.
The orcas clearly liked this activity because different whales were recorded preparing the stems eight times and rolling the ...
Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of ...
Moose (Alces alces) are excellent swimmers. Moose that live along the Pacific coast of Alaska and Canada frequently swim from ...
Whales eat a variety of prey. The size of their meals depends on if they have teeth. Some whales, like sperm whales and beaked whales, are classified as "toothed whales" because they have ...
Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...