The apex predators have offered up fish, birds, turtles and whales to humans around the world, according to the study.

Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film ...

Beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) have also displayed mouth-to-mouth interactions in the wild. During a study on captive ...

Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and ...

As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why?

"These weren't mistakes," says researcher Jared Towers. "They weren't like the killer whales accidentally dropped the food.

Scientists have recorded an 'exceptionally rare' wild orca behavior known as 'tongue-nibbling' for the first time. The social ...