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Still frame from video footage recorded in the Kvænangen fjords, Norway, in 2024, showing the tongue-nibbling interaction between two free-ranging killer whales.Footage captures a pair of orcas nibbling each other's tongues in the Kvænangen fjords in northern Norway. Scientists think this rarely seen behavior could play a role in social bonding.
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Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discoverOrcas have been spotted giving each other rubdowns with kelp tools, rubbing pieces of the seaweed between their bodies.
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Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why.Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.
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'Incredible and rare' sight as endangered whale attacked by 60 orcas in brutal huntA massive gang of over 60 orcas was seen brutalizing an endangered pygmy blue whale off the coast of Western Australia by a whalewatching tour.
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Dolphins: Facts about the intelligent marine mammals that use tools to huntDiscover interesting facts about how dolphins sleep, if they're dangerous, and what they eat.
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Orcas off Antarctica filmed teaching calves to hunt in incredible new footageThe adult orcas swam around the ice demonstrating how to pull a seal off by its tail.
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Orcas: Facts about killer whalesDiscover interesting facts about orcas, the deadly and beautiful predators that lurk in every ocean.
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Grieving orca mom carries dead calf around on her head for a 2nd timeAn orca famous for carrying a dead calf around has once again been spotted with a deceased newborn on her head in Puget Sound, but there's some good news for her endangered southern resident killer whale pod.
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Orca gang develops brutal hunting strategy to take on the world's largest shark — 'This is a fascinating behaviour'The orca attacks appear to be led by a large adult male, suggesting that he may be leading the charge on this predatory behavior.
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