Killer whales, also known as orcas, are incredibly intelligent apex predators. As such, researchers have been observing the ...

Southern resident killer whales have been caught on drone video crafting kelp tools to groom one another—an unprecedented ...

Researchers using a new drone say they have observed killer whales finding and modifying stalks of kelp to preen each other.

Rubbing against algae to slough off dead skin has been observed in other cetaceans, but never before with what can truly be ...

They observed that whales across all social groups, both sexes and age classes then participated in the grooming behaviors — ...

Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use ...

"Grooming can be defined as behaviors an offender engages in to gain access to potential victims, maintain access to those victims, and prevent those victims from disclosure," Turner said.