Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A video shows the endangered sea creature rolling and splashing. | Published March 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner The species has only been documented off ...

For the first time, researchers say they have captured footage of killer whales making tools out of seaweed to seemingly ...

Researchers say higher quality drones helped them spot the whales regularly breaking off pieces of kelp to use as a tool, pressed between their bodies.

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

Killer Whales make seaweed tools in order to scratch each other’s backs, a study has revealed. Orcas were observed detaching ...

The orcas clearly liked this activity because different whales were recorded preparing the stems eight times and rolling the ...

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced ...

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

Orcas observed making seaweed tools ‘to massage each other’ - Scientists observed the surprising social behaviour, dubbed ...

Thanks to new drone footage, killer whales have joined an exclusive club: the short list of animals that make and use tools.

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.