Off the rugged coast of Iceland, an extraordinary and ... Their Behavior A theory suggests that the killer whales might engage in playful behavior or use the pilot whale calves to practice hunting ...

Iceland’s orcas often herd herring ... with the pilot whales seemed to be largely driven by nurturing or play behavior, just as had been seen in the southern resident killer whales ...

Iceland’s orcas often herd herring ... with the pilot whales seemed to be largely driven by nurturing or play behavior, just as had been seen in the southern resident killer whales ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby ... This newly documented hunting behavior is an example of social learning, with strategies being shared and passed on from adult orcas to ...

With their iconic black and white markings, orcas (Orcinus ... Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland when they noticed a pilot whale calf closely following her — a behavior never recorded before.

Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby ... Researchers think that a traumatic event may have triggered a change in the behavior of one orca, which the rest of the population has learned ...

She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts ... on the western coast of Iceland. Two fin whales lay near a ramp on June 19, 2009, both caught aboard a Hvalur boat off the ...

This orca behavior mystifies scientists—but they ... in the other populations as well,” she says. She notes that orcas near Iceland have been seen harassing birds on occasion—“but it's ...

Iceland imposed a temporary ban on the hunting of fin whales in June. The country recently resumed hunting of fin whales, but with increased supervision and requirements on hunting methods.