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  • Scientists find orcas in Washington using kelp to groom and bond, revealing advanced social skills.
  • Research shows orcas use kelp as tools to remove parasites and dead skin, a first for marine mammals.
  • Kelp grooming helps orcas stay healthy and strengthens social ties, highlighting their intelligence and culture.

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Killer whales caught on video grooming each other with seaweed after master's student noticed "something kind of weird" going on

Killer whales caught on video grooming each other with seaweed after master's student noticed "something kind of weird" going on

Scientists capture first evidence of orcas using seaweed to make tools

Scientists capture first evidence of orcas using seaweed to make tools

Killer whales seen grooming each other with kelp in first for marine tool use

Killer whales seen grooming each other with kelp in first for marine tool use

Orcas' Strange Beauty Routine Revealed by Scientists For The First Time

Orcas' Strange Beauty Routine Revealed by Scientists For The First Time

Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover

Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover

Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first | CNN

Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first | CNN

Orcas may be able to make and use tools, with a little kelp from their friends

Orcas may be able to make and use tools, with a little kelp from their friends

Orcas make seaweed tools to scratch each other’s backs, new research finds

Orcas make seaweed tools to scratch each other’s backs, new research finds

Killer whales rub kelp on each other ‘as a spa treatment’

Killer whales rub kelp on each other ‘as a spa treatment’

Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first

Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first

Scientists baffled after orcas are seen doing bizarre activity that was thought to only be done by humans

Scientists baffled after orcas are seen doing bizarre activity that was thought to only be done by humans

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