Drone footage from a 2019 research survey shows a young male orca known as A99 “Alder" with a dead salmon on his head. A recent sighting of another salmon-wearing orca also sparked excitement.

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the coastline in Washington state, surprising scientists and intriguing orca watchers.

KILLER whales have been spotted giving gifts to humans in “extremely unusual” behaviour, baffled scientists say. Dozens of ...

An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks and a distance of 1,000 miles has given birth again, according to the Center for Whale ...

A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed doing the same thing in the 1980s.

Over two decades, orcas have been observed offering prey to humans in 34 recorded encounters across the globe. From stingrays ...

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

An orca famous for carrying a dead calf around has once again been spotted with a deceased newborn on her head in Puget Sound, but there's some good news for her endangered southern resident ...

An orca mother carried her dead calf with her for miles in 2018. Now, she is repeating the behavior with a newly deceased baby whale.

Killer whale spotted balancing a salmon on its head, intriguing scientists and orca watchers Orcas were previously seen sporting salmon on their heads in the late 1980s, but it’s not clear what ...