A groundbreaking study has revealed that animals—ranging from whales and elephants to primates and birds—develop and pass down cultural traditions, much like humans do. From tool use and hunting ...

When science reporters miss the chance to pick up on these storylines, the public can miss out on opportunities to get ...

The lazy river serves as neutral territory in the water park ecosystem – a Switzerland of splashing where toddlers and ...

PORT ANGELES — The Makah Tribe has submitted a permit application to NOAA Fisheries that will allow it to hunt up to 25 eastern North Pacific gray whales over a 10-year period, starting with one ...

by Stella Sun, KOMO News Reporter TOPICS: WASHINGTON STATE — After more than a quarter century, the Makah Tribe in Neah Bay is looking to hunt gray whales in the coming months. The Tribe ...

Sperm whales dive up to 3,000 feet (900 m) below the ocean's surface to hunt for giant squid and other deep-sea prey. Some toothed whales use only their teeth to capture and grab prey and swallow ...

Killer Whales Amaze Seattle Onlookers With a Rarely Seen Bird Hunt SEATTLE (AP) — A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare ...

A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird. And the unusual spectacle was all caught ...

SEATTLE — A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird. The pod of Bigg’s killer ...

Whaling is no longer a threat to North Atlantic right whales. They were whaled to the brink of extinction by the early 1890s, ...