Scientists believe that the kissing-like behavior likely reinforces "social bonds" between the animals Scientists have recorded the wild orcas engaging in "tongue-nibbling" — a social behavior similar ...

In the deep blue waters of the world’s oceans, some of the most intelligent and social creatures on Earth are engaging in behavior that challenges long-held assumptions about the divide between humans ...

It was the autumn of 2024, approximately 1.30 pm. The weather was calm and breezy in Tverrfjorden, a sheltered bay located somewhere in northern Norway. A group of researchers aboard a Zodiac support ...

Biologists with the Center for Whale Research have documented a new southern resident killer whale calf traveling with L pod.

For the first time, the birth of an orca has been caught on camera. The first-of-its-kind event unfolded on November 2, 2025, in the waters off the coast of Skjervøy in Northern Norway. At least six ...

Killer whales share food with humans to get to know us better By Abhimanyu Ghoshal July 02, 2025 Researchers believe orcas offer prey to humans to observe their reactions, and maybe to practice ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. — Researchers said they were in for a "wild surprise" last week when they spotted an unexpected orca off the coast of Kitty Hawk. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute’s ...

Krisztina Balotay, a wildlife photographer with Orca Channel, captured photos of the amazing event The Norwegian Orca Survey noted that Balotay's photos are some of the first-ever of a killer whale ...

Orcas are among the ocean’s top predators, yet there is only one well-documented attack on a human in the wild: in 1972, a surfer was bitten – probably because he was mistaken for a seal – but ...