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When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.
In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...
It’s hard to be grumpy when you’re looking at humpbacks breaching. But I’m managing it. Because, as cool as it is to see ...
Have you seen those posts of barnacles being cleaned off a whale or search results being summarised into inaccurate info?
Effective and noninvasive whale and biodiversity monitoring is now possible with the help of citizen scientists, opening up ...
In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against ...
Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...
Irish comedian Dylan Moran has announced he is bringing his new stand-up show, ‘DOLLA HO’, around the country this autumn.
A video went viral showing a sea turtle rescued from barnacles. The turtle was struggling to eat due to barnacles on its mouth. A person carefully removed the barnacles. This act highlights the ...
Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when ...
A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...
Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals. The “southern resident” killer ...