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

A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

The orcas clearly liked this activity because different whales were recorded preparing the stems eight times and rolling the ...

For the first time, orcas have been seen making and using tools out of seaweed. The reason? Most likely as a form of social ...