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Killer whales have been caught using seaweed to rub and groom each other in what scientists say is the first evidence of ...
Researchers have observed a population of orcas that cut and position kelp tools between their bodies to scrub each other’s ...
We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...
Southern resident killer whales have been caught on drone video crafting kelp tools to groom one another—an unprecedented ...
A well-known male killer whale was spotted June 9 traveling alone through Yaquina Bay and along the central Oregon coast, drawing attention from researchers, photographers and onlookers as he hunted ...
Tongass is not only the largest temperate rain forest in the country, but the largest in the world. It's a thriving ...
Map showing locations of killer whale sightings in the eastern Canadian Arctic from 2002-2023, the black line shows the study area used to delineate sea ice data. 2.3 Spatial analysis. To investigate ...
While gray whales and killer whales are the most well known whales off the Oregon coast, the state boasts many other species of these majestic mammals. That’s right. More than a dozen whale ...
In the footage, the killer whale repeatedly bumps up against the vessel; The incident took place near the Strait of Gibraltar, which has seen a rise in orca boat attacks over the past few years; ...
The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species, according to the Center for Whale Research.
Gray whale surfacing. Image via Merrill Gosho, NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Looking for Where to see Gray Whales? Do you want to find out where to see Gray whales? We we have the ...
A killer whale has become a first-time mom after a peachy-orange calf was spotted swimming with her off Washington, a whale watching group said. The baby orca was discovered March 20 in the Salish ...