Articles for tag: Animal Cognition, food sharing, killer whales, marine behavior, orca intelligence

An orca jumping off the water surface

Gifts from the Deep: Wild Orcas Offer Prey to Humans in Unprecedented Displays of Social Curiosity

April Joy Jovita

In a groundbreaking behavioral study, wild orcas—apex predators revered for their intelligence—have been observed voluntarily offering prey to humans in multiple parts of the world. Published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, the research compiles 34 encounters from California to Patagonia, reshaping our understanding of marine mammal social behavior and interspecies interactions. A Study of ...