Orcas Use Seaweed as Tools for Grooming, New Research Reveals

Drones Find Orcas Crafting Tools Out Of Kelp, Using Them For Grooming

The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the oceans true apex predator, preying on great white sharks and other lesser predators.

Orcas use seaweed as tools for grooming, new research reveals

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced on Monday, in what they said is the...

Orcas use kelp tools to groom, researchers say

Researchers say higher quality drones helped them spot the whales regularly breaking off pieces of kelp to use as a tool, pressed between their bodies.

Orcas use kelp tools to groom and bond off B.C.'s coast, study suggests

Southern resident killer whales are using kelp for what scientists suspect are both hygienic and social purposes.

Orcas use kelp tools to groom and bond off B.C.’s coast, study suggests

High quality drones helped researchers spot the whales regularly breaking off pieces of kelp to use as a tool, pressed between their bodies.

Killer whales caught on video grooming each other with seaweed after master's student noticed "something kind of weird" going on

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