Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of ...

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

The researchers called the new behaviour “allokelping,” which means kelping with another whale. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

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

The orcas and salmon are not alone -- undersea kelp forests have also been devastated as ocean temperatures rise. Unless something changes, the outlook for southern resident killer whales is "very ...

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced Monday, in what they said is the first evidence of marine mammals making ...

Killer whales spotted grooming each other with seaweed. 25-Jun-2025, ... For fun and clean skin. ... habitat destruction and other forms of human interference. The orcas and salmon are not alone ...

The researchers called the new behaviour “allokelping,” which means kelping with another whale. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

- For fun and clean skin - Whales are already known to frolic through seaweed in a practice called "kelping". They are thought to do this partly for fun, partly to use the seaweed to scrub their ...