Puget Sound orca pod threatened by salmon decline The orcas lurking beneath the surface of Washington state's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent, imposing and endangered species.

Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and communication within the species. In addition to their wits, orcas are also ...

Orcas (Orcinus orca) don’t appear to be big fans of yachts, but some of them may be curious about humans themselves. According to a study published on June 30 in the Journal of Comparative ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their prey with humans, according to research published in the Journal of ...

A recent report reveals that wild orcas, Orcinus orca, also known as killer whales, sometimes offer food to humans, according to the report’s lead author, Jared Towers, executive director of Bay ...

Researchers documented 34 instances of purported prey-sharing behavior, which suggests orcas may be altruistic and capable of recognizing sentience in another species ...

A new study found the first wild instance of orcas tongue nibbling, a kissing-like behavior likely meant to reinforce social bonding functions between animals.

Researchers examined sightings of killer whales in the area from 2002 to 2023.

When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange. One of the orcas, a juvenile female, “approached a camera I had in the ...

For the first time, wild orcas were observed gently "tongue nibbling," a behavior that previously had only been reported among orcas in captivity, and then only on a handful of occasions. The ...

It’s the first time an albino individual has been seen off the coast in years, according to one news report.

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