Orcas off the west coast of the US are grooming each other with kelp, in a rare sighting of marine mammals manufacturing and using tools. For several years, scientists have been keenly observing ...

To start a kelp-based grooming session, an orca places the bull kelp stipe on its face and nuzzles against another killer ...

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

Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something ...

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

But do marine animals use tools to groom each other? According to one recent study, orcas do, demonstrating that tool-equipped mutual grooming isn't exclusive to primates.

Southern resident orcas are using kelp tools to groom each other. The fact our local orcas do this grooming together, as a social behavior, is a big deal. Dr. Michael Weiss from the Center for Whale ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against each other’s bodies, a study shows.

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

To stream KING 5 on your phone, you need the KING 5 app. Southern Resident orcas use kelp to clean themselves, each other ...

Orcas in the North Pacific have been seen "massaging" each other - rubbing pieces of kelp between their bodies. Using drones, researchers filmed the animals selecting and biting off the kelp, then ...

Life Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of tool use in marine ...